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Walk through an A/B test end-to-end

Last updated: Mar 29, 2026

Quick Overview

This question evaluates a data scientist's competencies in experimental design, statistical inference, causal reasoning, metric selection, and data quality assurance for A/B testing.

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  • Amazon
  • Analytics & Experimentation
  • Data Scientist

Walk through an A/B test end-to-end

Company: Amazon

Role: Data Scientist

Category: Analytics & Experimentation

Difficulty: easy

Interview Round: Technical Screen

Walk through how you would design, run, and analyze an **A/B test** for a product change. Your answer should include: - Hypothesis framing and choosing **primary**, **diagnostic**, and **guardrail** metrics. - Experiment design: unit of randomization, population, exposure definition, duration, and handling novelty/seasonality. - How you determine **sample size / MDE / power**. - Data quality checks (e.g., SRM), logging issues, and how you validate randomization. - Statistical analysis approach (confidence intervals, p-values, multiple testing, sequential peeking). - How you interpret results and make a launch decision, including practical vs statistical significance. - Common pitfalls (e.g., interference/network effects, noncompliance, missing data).

Quick Answer: This question evaluates a data scientist's competencies in experimental design, statistical inference, causal reasoning, metric selection, and data quality assurance for A/B testing.

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Oct 11, 2025, 12:00 AM
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Walk through how you would design, run, and analyze an A/B test for a product change.

Your answer should include:

  • Hypothesis framing and choosing primary , diagnostic , and guardrail metrics.
  • Experiment design: unit of randomization, population, exposure definition, duration, and handling novelty/seasonality.
  • How you determine sample size / MDE / power .
  • Data quality checks (e.g., SRM), logging issues, and how you validate randomization.
  • Statistical analysis approach (confidence intervals, p-values, multiple testing, sequential peeking).
  • How you interpret results and make a launch decision, including practical vs statistical significance.
  • Common pitfalls (e.g., interference/network effects, noncompliance, missing data).

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