Philips Innovation Campus Data Scientist Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Explain xgboost
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XGBoost is a popular machine learning algorithm known for its speed and performance in gradient boosting.
• XGBoost stands for eXtreme Gradient Boosting.

• It is an implementation of gradient boosted decision trees designed for speed and performance.

• XGBoost is widely used in machine learning competitions and has become a popular choice for data scientists.

• It can handle missing data and is optimized for parallel processing.

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Q2. Explain decision tree
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Decision tree is a predictive modeling tool that uses a tree-like graph of decisions and their possible consequences.
• Decision tree is a supervised learning algorithm used for classification and regression tasks.

• It breaks down a dataset into smaller subsets based on different attributes.

• Each internal node represents a feature or attribute, each branch represents a decision rule, and each leaf node represents the outcome...read more
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2 coding questions - one on binary tree and list operations.

Q1. Xgboost explanation
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Xgboost is a popular machine learning algorithm known for its speed and performance in handling large datasets.
• Xgboost stands for eXtreme Gradient Boosting, which is an implementation of gradient boosted decision trees.

• It is widely used in Kaggle competitions and other machine learning tasks due to its efficiency and accuracy.

• Xgboost is known for its ability to handle missing data, regularization techniques, and parall...read more
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Q2. Data structures question compulsory
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Based on topological sort

Q1. Ml baiscs like LR, SVM
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Q1. Ml design questions were asked
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Q1. Why do you want to join
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Q1. Why you are interested in working for clipchamp at Microsoft/
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Q2. How your career goals align with this role?
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Q1. Why Microsoft? What products do you use?
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Q1. Discussion on projects written in resume and related problems. Some stats
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Detailed project discussion and 1 dsa

Q1. Common ml questions
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