TVS Credit Data Scientist Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Azure Data Lake, Prediction model
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Q1. Common ways to evaluate Time Series model
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Common ways to evaluate Time Series model include AIC, BIC, RMSE, MAE, ACF, PACF, etc.
• Use Akaike Information Criterion (AIC) and Bayesian Information Criterion (BIC) to compare models

• Calculate Root Mean Squared Error (RMSE) and Mean Absolute Error (MAE) to assess model accuracy

• Analyze Autocorrelation Function (ACF) and Partial Autocorrelation Function (PACF) to check for autocorrelation in residuals
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Q2. Best ways to handle multicollinearity
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Use techniques like feature selection, regularization, PCA, and VIF to handle multicollinearity.
• Perform feature selection to choose the most relevant variables for the model.

• Apply regularization techniques like Lasso or Ridge regression to penalize high coefficients.

• Utilize Principal Component Analysis (PCA) to reduce dimensionality and decorrelate variables.

• Check for Variance Inflation Factor (VIF) to identify highly
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Q1. Write a function taking input as string and output a dictionary which will give key as characters in these string and values as their frequency of occurrence
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Q2. TF IDF in NLP
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TF IDF is a technique used in NLP to measure the importance of a word in a document within a collection of documents.
• TF IDF stands for Term Frequency-Inverse Document Frequency.

• It is used to determine how important a word is in a document relative to a collection of documents.

• TF IDF is calculated by multiplying the term frequency (TF) of a word in a document by the inverse document frequency (IDF) of the word across al...read more
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The first technical round will cover how computer vision works, including the advantages and disadvantages of regression and random forest. It will also include discussions on when to use precision and recall, methods to reduce false positives, and criteria for selecting different models. Additionally, disadvantages of PCA will be addressed, along with project-related questions. The second round will focus on standard aptitude tests, while the third round will involve a casual conversation with the Executive Vice President.

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Q1. Metrics and related questions
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Q1. Machine learning algorithms.
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Machine learning algorithms are tools used to analyze data, identify patterns, and make predictions without being explicitly programmed.
• Machine learning algorithms can be categorized into supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning.

• Examples of machine learning algorithms include linear regression, decision trees, support vector machines, and neural networks.

• These algorithms require training data to learn patte...read more
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Q2. Credit risk life cycle
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Q3. Pandas related questions
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Q1. Steps of developing a credit risk model
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Developing a credit risk model involves several steps to assess the likelihood of a borrower defaulting on a loan.
• 1. Define the problem and objectives of the credit risk model.

• 2. Gather relevant data such as credit history, income, debt-to-income ratio, etc.

• 3. Preprocess the data by handling missing values, encoding categorical variables, and scaling features.

• 4. Select a suitable machine learning algorithm such as logi...read more
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Q2. Pandas related questions
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Q3. Bagging and Boosting
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Q1. Explain AIC and BIC
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AIC and BIC are statistical measures used for model selection in the context of regression analysis.
• AIC (Akaike Information Criterion) is used to compare the goodness of fit of different models. It penalizes the model for the number of parameters used.

• BIC (Bayesian Information Criterion) is similar to AIC but penalizes more heavily for the number of parameters, making it more suitable for model selection when the focus...read more
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Q2. Difference between xgboost and lightgbm
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XGBoost is a popular gradient boosting library while LightGBM is a faster and more memory-efficient alternative.
• XGBoost is known for its accuracy and performance on structured/tabular data.

• LightGBM is faster and more memory-efficient, making it suitable for large datasets.

• LightGBM uses a histogram-based algorithm for splitting whereas XGBoost uses a level-wise tree growth strategy.
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Q3. Bagging and boosting
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Test was conducted on datacamp assessments. Overall, there were three tests.
1. Stats test
2. ML test
3. Python/coding test

Q1. Questions on ML techniques and practices, how to handle large data in python, lots of logical questions and handling overfitting, underfitting, etc in model building.
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Q1. It was more related to my projects
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Q2. Asked questions on PCA,KNN and Elbow method .
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Q1. Asked SVM and Logistic regression, their applications and real life uses
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Q2. Matrix formation of a knockout Tournament
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Asked questions of finance and aptitude

Q1. What is machine learning?
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Machine learning is a branch of artificial intelligence that involves developing algorithms and models that enable computers to learn from and make predictions or decisions based on data.
• Machine learning is a subset of artificial intelligence that focuses on developing algorithms that can learn from and make predictions or decisions based on data.

• It involves training models on large datasets to recognize patterns and m...read more
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Q2. What do you know about SQL?
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SQL is a programming language used for managing and manipulating relational databases.
• SQL stands for Structured Query Language

• It is used to retrieve and manipulate data in relational databases

• Common SQL commands include SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE

• SQL can be used to create tables, indexes, and views

• Examples of SQL databases include MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle
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Q3. What you know about software Development?
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Software development involves creating, designing, testing, and maintaining software applications.
• Software development includes coding, testing, debugging, and documenting software applications.

• Developers use programming languages like Java, Python, C++, etc. to write code.

• Agile and Waterfall are common software development methodologies.

• Version control systems like Git are used to manage code changes.

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Q1. What are the algorithms you know in machine learning and their details ?
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Various machine learning algorithms with brief details
• Supervised Learning: Linear Regression, Logistic Regression, Support Vector Machines (SVM), Decision Trees, Random Forest

• Unsupervised Learning: K-means Clustering, Hierarchical Clustering, Principal Component Analysis (PCA)

• Reinforcement Learning: Q-Learning, Deep Q-Networks (DQN)

• Neural Networks: Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN), Recurrent Neural Networks (RNN), L
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Q2. Python questions
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