Acuity Knowledge Partners Data Scientist Interview Questions and Answers

General aptitude basics

Mcq and basic ml model building

Q1. Explain Transformers how different from previous RNN, LSTM etc.
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Transformers are a type of neural network architecture that utilizes self-attention mechanisms to process sequential data.
• Transformers use self-attention mechanisms to weigh the importance of different input elements, allowing for parallel processing of sequences.

• Unlike RNNs and LSTMs, Transformers do not rely on sequential processing, making them more efficient for long-range dependencies.

• Transformers have been shown ...read more
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Q2. What are different types of Attention?
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Different types of Attention include self-attention, global attention, and local attention.
• Self-attention focuses on relationships within the input sequence itself.

• Global attention considers the entire input sequence when making predictions.

• Local attention only attends to a subset of the input sequence at a time.

• Examples include Transformer's self-attention mechanism, Bahdanau attention, and Luong attention.
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Q3. Difference between GPT and BERT model
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GPT is a generative model while BERT is a transformer model for natural language processing.
• GPT is a generative model that predicts the next word in a sentence based on previous words.

• BERT is a transformer model that considers the context of a word by looking at the entire sentence.

• GPT is unidirectional, while BERT is bidirectional.

• GPT is better for text generation tasks, while BERT is better for understanding the cont
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Q1. Difference between Data scientist, ML and AI
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Data scientists analyze data to gain insights, machine learning (ML) involves algorithms that improve automatically through experience, and artificial intelligence (AI) refers to machines mimicking human cognitive functions.
• Data scientists analyze large amounts of data to uncover patterns and insights.

• Machine learning involves developing algorithms that improve automatically through experience.

• Artificial intelligence r...read more
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