Samsung Data Scientist Interview Questions and Answers

I was asked to solve various problems (your typical algorithm and data structure subjects), as well as explain the various projects I worked on in my most recent position.

Divide candidates in a group of around 15 people, and put you through different activities such as role play exercises to measure your communication and team working skills.

Q1. Exptected salary
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Q2. What do you expect for work
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I expect challenging projects, opportunities for growth, collaborative team environment, and work-life balance.
• Challenging projects that allow me to apply my data science skills and learn new techniques

• Opportunities for growth and advancement within the company

• Collaborative team environment where I can share ideas and work together towards common goals

• Work-life balance to ensure I can perform at my best both profession
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Topic was joining and calculating

Q1. 1. diff between acf pacf
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ACF measures the linear relationship between an observation and its lagged values. PACF measures the direct relationship.
• ACF (Autocorrelation Function) measures the correlation between an observation and its lagged values.

• PACF (Partial Autocorrelation Function) measures the correlation between an observation and its lagged values, while removing the indirect effects of intermediate lags.

• ACF is used to identify the orde...read more
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Q1. What is join in sql
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Join in SQL is used to combine rows from two or more tables based on a related column between them.
• Join is used to retrieve data from multiple tables based on a related column

• Types of joins include INNER JOIN, LEFT JOIN, RIGHT JOIN, and FULL JOIN

• Example: SELECT * FROM table1 INNER JOIN table2 ON table1.column = table2.column
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Q2. What is primary key
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Primary key is a unique identifier for each record in a database table.
• Primary key ensures each record in a table is uniquely identified

• It must contain unique values and cannot have NULL values

• Primary key can be a single column or a combination of columns

• Example: 'ID' column in a 'Users' table can be a primary key
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Q1. Asked to create a power bi dashboard
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Q1. Had coding test on SQL and Python
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Q1. Sql rank order explain
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SQL rank order function explanation
• Rank order function in SQL assigns a rank to each row based on a specified column

• It can be used to determine the top or bottom N records in a dataset

• Example: SELECT column1, column2, RANK() OVER (ORDER BY column3 DESC) AS rank_order FROM table_name
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Q2. Merging two tables
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Merging two tables involves combining data from both tables based on a common key.
• Identify a common key between the two tables

• Use SQL JOIN statements to merge the tables

• Choose the appropriate type of join (e.g. inner join, outer join)

• Consider the size of the tables and the performance implications of the merge
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