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"The questions you are asked in an interview for a position as a scientist will depend greatly on field of science you intend to work in. Generally, interviewers will be interested in your formal education, field of study and specialization, work, internship, and research experience, scientific writing skills, and interest in the subject matter. Expect to be asked technical questions that pertain to the knowledge needed to perform the duties of the job. While there are some positions open to scientists who possess associates' or bachelors' degrees, most jobs will require you to have at least a masters' degree with the majority requiring you to have a doctorate."

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The interview focused manily on Machine Learning algorithms and their applications, as well as questions on several topics of Statistics like Hypothesis testing, Point Estimation, Confidence Interval and Covariance relations. The round ended with some confusing problems on Probability, and some coding questions( DP- LPS, Bit Manipulation and array based questions)
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Data Scientist Intern

Interviewed at Optum

3.4★
Oct 17, 2020

The interview focused manily on Machine Learning algorithms and their applications, as well as questions on several topics of Statistics like Hypothesis testing, Point Estimation, Confidence Interval and Covariance relations. The round ended with some confusing problems on Probability, and some coding questions( DP- LPS, Bit Manipulation and array based questions)

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