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.

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Google
Medium
Data Scientist Locked

Approximate a percentile from buckets

Estimate a percentile from histogram bucket summaries by finding the cumulative-count bucket, avoiding midpoint bias, interpolating within the bucket ...

Statistics & Math
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45 people solved
Mar 9, 2025
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Amazon
Medium
Data Scientist

Determine Probability of Both Children Being Boys

Conditional Probability: Two Children A family has two children. You learn that at least one of them is a boy. Answer the questions below and state yo...

Statistics & Math
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57 people solved
Jul 12, 2025
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Capital One
Medium
Data Scientist

Quantify and Model Flight Delays Using Statistical Tests

Flight Delays: Quantification, Modeling, and Mitigation Testing You are a data scientist investigating flight delays using historical flight records a...

Statistics & Math
22
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126 people solved
Jul 12, 2025
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Apple
Medium
Data Scientist

Compare Normal and Poisson Distributions in Statistics

Comparing Normal and Poisson Distributions You are modeling event counts, such as number of clicks, and continuous measurements, such as response time...

Statistics & Math
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111 people solved
Jul 12, 2025
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Meta
Easy
Data Scientist

Explain Central Limit Theorem's Importance in A/B Testing

Explain the Central Limit Theorem's Importance in A/B Testing This statistics prompt asks you to state the Central Limit Theorem, explain why it matte...

Statistics & Math
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66 people solved
Jul 12, 2025
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Meta
Easy
Data Scientist

Calculate Posterior Probability of Flagged User Being Bad Actor

Calculate Posterior Probability of a Flagged User Being a Bad Actor A platform runs a binary classifier that flags users who might be bad actors. You ...

Statistics & Math
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274 people solved
Jul 12, 2025
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DoorDash
Hard
Data Scientist

Design A/B Test to Evaluate Algorithm's Revenue Impact

A/B Test a Recommendation Algorithm's Revenue Impact You are evaluating a new recommendation algorithm in a consumer marketplace app. The goal is to m...

Statistics & Math
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73 people solved
Jul 12, 2025
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Uber
Medium
Data Scientist

Evaluate Email Subject Line Performance Using Hypotheses

Email Subject Line A/B Test: Hypotheses, CLT, and Sample Size An email marketing team wants to evaluate whether a new subject line improves click-thro...

Statistics & Math
17
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74 people solved
Jul 12, 2025
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Databricks
Hard
Data Scientist

Test coin fairness from 560 tails in 1000 flips

You flip a coin n = 1000 times and observe 560 tails. At significance level α = 0.05, test whether the coin is fair. - State the null and alternative ...

Statistics & Math
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65 people solved
Dec 12, 2025
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PayPal
Medium
Data ScientistSenior+ Locked

Why does the CLT matter?

The question evaluates a candidate's understanding of the Central Limit Theorem and related competencies in probabilistic reasoning, estimation, and c...

Statistics & Math
5
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46 people solved
Mar 14, 2026
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PayPal
Easy
Data Scientist

Explain confounding with an Uber example

Question You are interviewing for a Data Scientist role and are given access to Uber / Uber Eats data. Answer the following about confounding in causa...

Statistics & Math
5
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66 people solved
Nov 20, 2025
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DRW
Medium
Data Scientist

Solve Markov and distribution expectation problems

Solve Markov and distribution expectation problems Statistics, Linear Algebra, and Game Theory Fundamentals 1) Stationary Distribution of a Finite Mar...

Statistics & Math
4
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60 people solved
Aug 4, 2025
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SIG (Susquehanna)
Easy
Data Scientist

Determine knights and knaves roles

Determine knights and knaves roles Knights and Knaves Logic Puzzle Context On an island, each person is either: - Knight: always tells the truth. - Kn...

Statistics & Math
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44 people solved
Aug 4, 2025
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Meta
Medium
Data Scientist

Identify Metrics to Detect Fake-Account Activity on Facebook

Identify Metrics to Detect Fake-Account Activity on Facebook Detecting and Measuring Fake Accounts Scenario Facebook wants to understand and curb fake...

Statistics & Math
4
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55 people solved
Aug 4, 2025
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Yahoo
Easy
Data Scientist

Calculate Expected Flips for Heads-Tails Sequence

Calculate Expected Flips for Heads-Tails Sequence Probability Check — Waiting Time for HT Setup - You repeatedly flip a fair coin (independent flips; ...

Statistics & Math
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34 people solved
Aug 4, 2025
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Adobe
Easy
Data Scientist

Understand P-Value's Role in Product Decision-Making

Understand P-Value's Role in Product Decision-Making Scenario You are a data scientist presenting A/B test results to non-technical executives who mus...

Statistics & Math
5
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71 people solved
Aug 4, 2025
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PayPal
Easy
Data Scientist

Calculate Probability of Heads in Coin Flip Experiment

Calculate Probability of Heads in Coin Flip Experiment Coin Flips: Counting and Binomial Probabilities Context Assume 10 independent flips of a fair c...

Statistics & Math
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63 people solved
Aug 4, 2025
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Meta
Medium
Data Scientist

Calculate Expected Comments and Confidence Interval Analysis

Calculate Expected Comments and Confidence Interval Analysis Scenario You are analyzing the distribution of comment counts per post for a social platf...

Statistics & Math
3
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26 people solved
Aug 4, 2025
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Capital One
Medium
Data Scientist

Determine Factors Influencing Airline Flight Delays Statistically

Determine Factors Influencing Airline Flight Delays Statistically Determine Drivers of Airline Flight Delays Context You are analyzing a flight-level ...

Statistics & Math
3
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41 people solved
Aug 4, 2025
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Capital One
Medium
Data Scientist

Estimate Default Rates Using Logistic Regression Model

Estimate Default Rates Using Logistic Regression Model On-site Statistical Role Play: Estimate Credit-Card Default Probability for a New Customer Segm...

Statistics & Math
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146 people solved
Aug 4, 2025

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