USAA Data Scientist Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. What is overfitting in machine learning?
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Overfitting occurs when a machine learning model learns the training data too well, including noise and outliers, leading to poor generalization on new data.
• Overfitting happens when a model is too complex and captures noise in the training data.

• It leads to poor performance on unseen data as the model fails to generalize well.

• Techniques to prevent overfitting include cross-validation, regularization, and early stopping.

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Q2. Overfitting accurs when a model learns the details.......etc
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Overfitting occurs when a model learns the details and noise in the training data to the extent that it negatively impacts the model's performance on new data.
• Overfitting happens when a model is too complex and captures noise in the training data.

• It leads to poor generalization and high accuracy on training data but low accuracy on new data.

• Techniques to prevent overfitting include cross-validation, regularization, and...read more
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Q1. Self introduction
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Q2. Basic knowledge about insurance
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Maths is difficult , long aptitude test

Q1. Why u left previous company
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Seeking new challenges and opportunities for growth.
• Desire for career advancement

• Looking for new challenges

• Opportunity for professional growth
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Q2. Good opportunities
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Q1. What is the pivot table in Excel
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A pivot table in Excel is a data summarization tool that allows you to reorganize and summarize selected columns and rows of data.
• Allows users to summarize and analyze large datasets

• Can easily reorganize data by dragging and dropping fields

• Provides options to calculate sums, averages, counts, etc. for data

• Helps in creating interactive reports and charts

• Useful for identifying trends and patterns in data
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Q2. A pivot table is used to summarize...........etc.
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Q1. Background check
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Standard online test

Q1. DSA question and SQL
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Q1. What is the full form of ETL?
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ETL stands for Extract, Transform, Load. It is a process used in data warehousing to extract data from various sources, transform it into a consistent format, and load it into a target database.
• ETL stands for Extract, Transform, Load

• Extract: Involves extracting data from various sources such as databases, applications, and files

• Transform: Involves cleaning, filtering, and transforming the extracted data into a consiste...read more
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Q2. ETL Full form is Exact, Transform, Load.
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