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The document contains a comprehensive list of interview questions for a Data Analyst position at Coral Academy, categorized into SQL, Python for Data Analysis, Data Visualization & Reporting, Statistics & Data Interpretation, Business Case Studies, and Behavioral & HR questions. Each category includes high-priority and moderate-priority questions that assess technical skills, analytical thinking, and problem-solving abilities relevant to the role. The questions aim to evaluate the candidate's knowledge in data manipulation, visualization, statistical analysis, and their approach to real-world business scenarios.

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Data_Analyst_Interview_Questions

The document contains a comprehensive list of interview questions for a Data Analyst position at Coral Academy, categorized into SQL, Python for Data Analysis, Data Visualization & Reporting, Statistics & Data Interpretation, Business Case Studies, and Behavioral & HR questions. Each category includes high-priority and moderate-priority questions that assess technical skills, analytical thinking, and problem-solving abilities relevant to the role. The questions aim to evaluate the candidate's knowledge in data manipulation, visualization, statistical analysis, and their approach to real-world business scenarios.

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Data Analyst Interview Questions - Coral Academy

SQL Interview Questions (High Priority)


1. What is the difference between INNER JOIN, LEFT JOIN, RIGHT JOIN, and FULL JOIN?
2. How do you find duplicate records in a table?
3. Write a query to fetch the second highest salary from an Employee table.
4. How do you find the count of unique values in a column?
5. Explain GROUP BY vs. PARTITION BY.
6. Write a query to get the top 3 sales per product category.
7. Given a transaction table, find the cumulative sum of sales by month.
8. How would you handle NULL values in SQL?
9. What are Common Table Expressions (CTEs) and when should you use them?
10. How do you perform A/B testing analysis using SQL?
11. A company wants to know which customers churned in the last 6 months. How would you find
them?
12. Write a query to calculate customer retention rate month-over-month.
13. Find the rolling average of sales over the last 3 months for each product.
14. How would you optimize a slow SQL query?
15. How do you handle data deduplication in SQL?

Python for Data Analysis (Moderate Priority)

16. How do you read a CSV file using Pandas?


17. What is the difference between list, tuple, and dictionary?
18. How do you handle missing values in a Pandas DataFrame?
19. Write a function to count the number of occurrences of each word in a string.
20. How do you filter a DataFrame based on a condition in Pandas?
21. How do you merge two DataFrames in Pandas?
22. Given a dataset, how would you remove outliers?
23. Write Python code to calculate the moving average of a time series dataset.
24. How would you convert categorical variables into numerical values?
25. What are the most common data visualization libraries in Python?
26. Given a dataset of students' test scores, how would you find trends using Pandas?
27. How would you automate data cleaning using Python?
28. Write a function to find correlation between two variables in a dataset.
29. What's the difference between NumPy arrays and Pandas DataFrames?
30. How do you optimize large dataset processing in Python?
Data Visualization & Reporting (Moderate Priority)

31. How would you choose the right chart type for different data types?
32. When should you use a bar chart vs. a line chart?
33. Explain how to create a dashboard in Tableau or Power BI.
34. How would you visualize time-series data?
35. What are some common mistakes in data visualization?
36. How do you filter and group data in Tableau?
37. Given a dataset, how would you highlight key trends in a dashboard?
38. What is the difference between Tableau, Power BI, and Matplotlib?
39. How would you design a KPI dashboard for an EdTech company?
40. How do you create interactive visualizations in Python?

Statistics & Data Interpretation (Basic Priority)

41. Explain the difference between mean, median, and mode.


42. What is standard deviation and why is it important?
43. Explain correlation vs. causation.
44. What is A/B testing, and how would you analyze it?
45. What is a p-value, and what does it tell us?
46. How do you interpret hypothesis testing results?
47. Explain confidence intervals in statistics.
48. How do you handle skewed data?
49. What is regression analysis, and when should you use it?
50. What are some common statistical biases in data analysis?

Business Case Studies & Scenario-Based Questions

51. Coral Academy wants to increase student engagement. What data would you analyze?
52. How would you measure the success of a new course launch?
53. If website traffic drops suddenly, how would you investigate?
54. What key metrics would you track for an EdTech company?
55. A customer retention rate is decreasing. What steps would you take?
56. How would you optimize an online learning platform's course recommendations?
57. How would you analyze student learning patterns using data?
58. What factors would you consider in pricing online courses?
59. How would you create a data-driven marketing strategy for an EdTech startup?
60. Given user behavior data, how would you predict student dropout rates?

Behavioral & HR Questions


61. Why do you want to join Coral Academy?
62. Tell me about a time you used data to solve a business problem.
63. Describe a situation where you worked cross-functionally with other teams.
64. How do you handle tight deadlines or multiple tasks at once?
65. Tell me about a time you made a data-driven decision.
66. How do you explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders?
67. What's your approach to learning new tools or technologies?
68. Describe a time you faced a challenge in data analysis and how you solved it.
69. What motivates you to work in EdTech and startups?
70. What are your long-term career goals as a Data Analyst?

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