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Estimate Super Bowl QR-driven registrations

Last updated: Mar 29, 2026

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This question evaluates quantitative estimation, probabilistic modeling, sensitivity analysis, and experiment design skills for a data scientist, including Bayesian uncertainty quantification and funnel conversion accounting.

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  • Coinbase
  • Analytics & Experimentation
  • Data Scientist

Estimate Super Bowl QR-driven registrations

Company: Coinbase

Role: Data Scientist

Category: Analytics & Experimentation

Difficulty: hard

Interview Round: Technical Screen

Estimate the number of completed registrations from a Super Bowl QR-code ad. Assumptions: 115,000,000 unique TV viewers; QR visible for 30 seconds in a single 30s spot; device-available rate among viewers = 82%; per-viewer scan propensity ~ Beta(12, 780) (mean ≈ 1.51%); 12% of scans are duplicate attempts from the same person; 4% of scans are bot/invalid; landing infrastructure drops 6% of requests at peak; among valid, unique sessions that reach the landing page, 68% click “Start sign up”; form completion (without incentive) = 72%; SMS 2FA delivery success = 94%; among delivered, 3% fail verification; the $15 coupon increases form completion odds by 25% multiplicatively (odds ratio = 1.25). Tasks: (a) Compute the expected number of completed signups; (b) Provide a 95% credible interval using only the Beta uncertainty on scan propensity while treating other rates as fixed; (c) Perform a one-way sensitivity analysis to identify the top three drivers of variance in signups; (d) Briefly outline a measurement plan to estimate incremental signups (e.g., geo holdout or QR variant holdout) and specify a sample-size formula to detect a 5% relative lift with 90% power at α=0.05 given a baseline signup-per-impression rate you derive from the assumptions.

Quick Answer: This question evaluates quantitative estimation, probabilistic modeling, sensitivity analysis, and experiment design skills for a data scientist, including Bayesian uncertainty quantification and funnel conversion accounting.

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Estimating Completed Registrations from a Super Bowl QR-Code Ad

Context

You are asked to estimate how many users complete registration from a single 30-second Super Bowl TV ad that displays a QR code, then quantify uncertainty, identify key drivers, and outline how to measure incrementality.

Given

  • Unique TV viewers: 115,000,000
  • QR visible: 30s (single 30s spot)
  • Device-available rate: 82%
  • Per-viewer scan propensity: p_scan ~ Beta(12, 780); mean = 12/(12+780) ≈ 1.515%
  • 12% of scans are duplicates (same person)
  • 4% of scans are bot/invalid
  • Landing infrastructure drops 6% of requests at peak
  • Among valid unique sessions reaching the landing page: 68% click "Start sign up"
  • Baseline form completion (no incentive): 72%
  • $15 coupon increases form completion odds by 25% (odds ratio OR = 1.25)
  • SMS 2FA delivery success: 94%
  • Among delivered, 3% fail verification (i.e., 97% pass)

Assume independence between steps unless otherwise stated.

Tasks

(a) Compute the expected number of completed signups.

(b) Provide a 95% credible interval using only the Beta uncertainty on scan propensity (treat all other rates as fixed).

(c) Perform a one-way sensitivity analysis to identify the top three drivers of variance in signups.

(d) Outline a measurement plan to estimate incremental signups (e.g., geo holdout or QR variant holdout) and give a sample-size formula to detect a 5% relative lift with 90% power at α = 0.05, using a baseline signup-per-impression rate derived from the assumptions.

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