Data Scientist Statistics & Math Interview Questions

Practice 471 real Statistics & Math interview questions for Data Scientist roles. From companies including Meta, Capital One, Google, Amazon, Uber.

471 Questions 76 Companies07.20.2026
Showing 20 results
Role
DoorDash logo
DoorDash
Medium
Data Scientist

Calculate power and test duration

A/B Test Sizing: Reducing Cold-Food Complaint Rate You are running an A/B test of thermal delivery bags aiming to reduce the cold-food complaint rate....

Statistics & Math
7
0
70 people solved
Oct 13, 2025
Capital One logo
Capital One
Medium
Data Scientist

Maintain target margin with fixed costs

Target Profit Margin With a Mixed-Product Portfolio Context You sell two burger products (classic and vegan) at the same price but with different unit...

Statistics & Math
3
0
45 people solved
Oct 13, 2025
Capital One logo
Capital One
Easy
Data Scientist

Compare average profit across mix scenarios

Burger Profit Mix — Scenario A vs. Scenario B Context: You sell two burger types (Regular and Vegan). In Scenario A, you sell only Regular. In Scenari...

Statistics & Math
3
0
44 people solved
Oct 13, 2025
Meta logo
Meta
Medium
Data Scientist

Compute fraud probabilities with Bayes and Binomial

Fake-Account Detection with Binomial Sessions and Bayes Updating You are evaluating a rules-based detector for fake accounts on an online platform. Ea...

Statistics & Math
10
2
92 people solved
Oct 13, 2025
Microsoft logo
Microsoft
Easy
Data Scientist

Compute P(Bag B | red) via Bayes

Bayes' Rule: Posterior Probability of the Chosen Bag Setup - There are three bags containing red (r) and green (g) balls: - Bag A: 4 r, 6 g (10 tota...

Statistics & Math
8
0
61 people solved
Oct 13, 2025
SIG (Susquehanna) logo
SIG (Susquehanna)
Easy
Data Scientist

Use Bayes for factory identification

Bayesian inference: Which factory given two black widgets? Setup - Two factories produce red and black widgets. - Factory A: 40% red, 60% black. -...

Statistics & Math
6
0
65 people solved
Aug 11, 2025
SIG (Susquehanna) logo
SIG (Susquehanna)
Easy
Data Scientist

Infer posterior after losing pick

Conditional probability after observing a loss You have three cats in a jumping contest: - Cat 1 (most athletic) wins with probability p1 - Cat 2 (mid...

Statistics & Math
7
0
74 people solved
Aug 11, 2025
Roblox logo
Roblox
Easy
Data Scientist Locked

Compute A/B test sample size and Bayes posterior

This question evaluates understanding of statistical power and sample size calculation for a two-sided A/B z-test as well as basic Bayesian posterior ...

Statistics & Math
9
0
65 people solved
Oct 3, 2025
Virtu Financial logo
Virtu Financial
Medium
Data Scientist

Compute probability with colored balls draws

Compute probability with colored balls draws Probability with Replacement-on-Green Draws Context You have a bag with colored balls. You draw balls one...

Statistics & Math
4
0
51 people solved
Aug 4, 2025
Coinbase logo
Coinbase
Easy
Data Scientist

Calculate Expected Users Adopting Wallet Feature

Calculate Expected Users Adopting Wallet Feature Wallet Feature Adoption – Probability and Expectation Setup - You are analyzing adoption of a new wal...

Statistics & Math
4
0
52 people solved
Aug 4, 2025
Netflix logo
Netflix
Hard
Data Scientist

Evaluate Propensity Score Matching Alternatives and Diagnostics

Evaluate Propensity Score Matching Alternatives and Diagnostics Context You are reviewing an observational study that used Propensity Score Matching (...

Statistics & Math
5
0
99 people solved
Aug 4, 2025
OneMain Financial logo
OneMain Financial
Medium
Data Scientist

Maximize Probability of Drawing Two Red Balls

Maximize Probability of Drawing Two Red Balls Optimize Two-Basket Allocation for Red-Red Draws Setup You have 100 red balls and 100 blue balls to dist...

Statistics & Math
3
0
62 people solved
Aug 4, 2025
Meta logo
Meta
Medium
Data Scientist

Construct a 95% Confidence Interval for Comment Counts

Construct a 95% Confidence Interval for Comment Counts Comment Activity Analysis: Mean CI, Sampling Distribution, and 95th Percentile Context You have...

Statistics & Math
3
0
43 people solved
Aug 4, 2025
Coinbase logo
Coinbase
Easy
Data Scientist

Determine Conditions for Multiplying Event Probabilities in Statistics

Determine Conditions for Multiplying Event Probabilities in Statistics Scenario You are modeling multiple, distinct risk events in Coinbase Wallet (e....

Statistics & Math
3
0
61 people solved
Aug 4, 2025
Lyft logo
Lyft
Medium
Data Scientist

Analyze Rider Behavior in Dynamic-Pricing Trial

Analyze Rider Behavior in Dynamic-Pricing Trial Dynamic-pricing trial: rider behavior Context (assumptions made explicit) - Each day the rider has two...

Statistics & Math
22
1
117 people solved
Aug 4, 2025
Upstart logo
Upstart
Easy
Data Scientist

Calculate Expected Streaks in Coin Toss Sequence

Calculate Expected Streaks in Coin Toss Sequence Expected Number of Streaks in Coin Tosses Scenario You toss a coin repeatedly. A "streak" (a run) beg...

Statistics & Math
30
0
147 people solved
Aug 4, 2025
Meta logo
Meta
Easy
Data Scientist

Calculate Probability of Honest and Relevant Chatbot Answers

Calculate Probability of Honest and Relevant Chatbot Answers Chatbot Evaluation: Honesty and Relevance Scenario You are evaluating a customer-service ...

Statistics & Math
24
0
56 people solved
Aug 4, 2025
Sig logo
Sig
Hard
Data Scientist Locked

Compute answers to probability and counting puzzles

Compute answers to probability and counting puzzles evaluates statistical assumptions, formulas, estimation strategy, uncertainty, edge cases, and int...

Statistics & Math
5
0
103 people solved
Aug 4, 2025
DRW logo
DRW
Easy
Data Scientist

Compute expected arc length on a circle

On the unit circle (radius \(1\), centered at the origin), pick three points independently and uniformly at random on the circumference. These three p...

Statistics & Math
6
0
83 people solved
Nov 22, 2025
Citadel logo
Citadel
Medium
Data Scientist

Explain multicollinearity and OLS assumptions

Explain multicollinearity and OLS assumptions Linear Regression Technical Screen: OLS Assumptions and Multicollinearity Context: You are asked to summ...

Statistics & Math
6
0
71 people solved
Jul 27, 2025

Explore more Data Scientist Statistics & Math interview questions

Real questions from candidate reports, grouped by company, topic and role.

By company
Other categories for Data Scientist
Statistics & Math questions for other roles
Browse all