50+ Most Asked

Interview Questions on
Data Science
What is the Central Limit Theorem and why is it
important?

Can you explain what a p-value is?

What is the difference between Type I and Type II errors?

How would you explain a confidence interval to a non-

technical person?

What is the significance of the Bayes’ Theorem?

Can you explain the difference between a list and a tuple

in Python?

How would you handle missing or corrupted data in a

dataset?

Write a function in Python to find the factorial of a

number.

What are decorators in Python?

What is the purpose of the apply function in pandas?

How would you clean a large dataset?

Explain how you would validate a model you created to

generate a predictive model of a quantitative outcome
variable using multiple regression.
How do you handle categorical variables in a dataset?

What is the difference between merging and joining in

pandas?

Can you explain the concept of tidy data?

What is the difference between supervised and

unsupervised machine learning?

Can you explain what overfitting is and how to avoid it?

What is cross-validation?

What are the assumptions required for linear regression?

What is the difference between a decision tree and a

random forest?

What is MapReduce?

How does Hadoop work?

What is Spark and how is it different from Hadoop?

Explain the concept of sharding.

What is a data lake?

What is the importance of data visualization?

How do you choose the right type of chart or graph to

represent your data?

What are the key components of a good data

visualization?

Can you explain the concept of a dashboard and its

importance?

What is the use of a box plot?

How does gradient descent work?

What is the difference between covariance and

correlation?

Explain Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors.

What is the curse of dimensionality?

What is principal component analysis (PCA) and how is it

used?

How do you ensure that your model is robust and won't

fail in production?

What are the steps involved in deploying a machine

learning model?
How would you monitor the performance of a model in
production?

Explain the concept of model versioning.

What is A/B testing?

How do you stay updated with the latest data science

trends?

Can you give an example of how you’ve used data

science to solve a business problem?

How do you approach a dataset that you know nothing

about?

How do you communicate your findings to stakeholders

who are not familiar with data science?

How do you prioritize your work?

What are the recent advancements in deep learning?

Can you discuss any data science research paper that

caught your interest recently?

How do you think quantum computing will affect the field

of data science?

What is your take on the ethical implications of data

mining?
Can you discuss a project where you made a significant
impact with your data science skills?

How do you ensure the reproducibility of your analyses?

Describe a time when you had to work with a large team

on a data science project.

What was the most challenging data science project you

have worked on and how did you overcome the
challenges?

How do you handle disagreements with stakeholders or

team members regarding your data findings?

What is the role of a data scientist in an organization?

How do you differentiate between data science, data

analytics, and machine learning?

What is your favorite algorithm, and can you explain its

logic in simple terms?

How do you ensure the privacy and security of data in

your projects?

How do you validate the results produced by your data

science model?