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The case study was extensive, incorporating elements of visualization and forecasting. Its ambiguous nature, lacking clear questions, resulted in a time-consuming process. Ultimately, I received no feedback, which I consider unfair. Investing significant time and effort without receiving any response or evaluation from the other party seems unjust.
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Senior Data Scientist

Interviewed at PwC

3.6★
Jan 22, 2024

The case study was extensive, incorporating elements of visualization and forecasting. Its ambiguous nature, lacking clear questions, resulted in a time-consuming process. Ultimately, I received no feedback, which I consider unfair. Investing significant time and effort without receiving any response or evaluation from the other party seems unjust.

Explain what the below pseudo-code is trying to do. array[N] # array of N integers, indexed 0 to N-1; # assume it’s populated with [1,4,2,-2,-9,10,2,12,2,-4,-4,-4,-4,2,6,7] peak = array[0] index = 0 output = [] # array of tuples For x in 1..N-1 if (array[x]*array[x-1] > 0) if peak < 0 and array[x] < peak peak = array[x] index = x if peak >= 0 and array[x] > peak peak = array[x] index = x else output.insert( (index, peak) ) peak = array[x] index = x end if end for return output
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Sr. Data Scientist

Interviewed at PriceLabs

4.5★
Jul 9, 2023

Explain what the below pseudo-code is trying to do. array[N] # array of N integers, indexed 0 to N-1; # assume it’s populated with [1,4,2,-2,-9,10,2,12,2,-4,-4,-4,-4,2,6,7] peak = array[0] index = 0 output = [] # array of tuples For x in 1..N-1 if (array[x]*array[x-1] > 0) if peak < 0 and array[x] < peak peak = array[x] index = x if peak >= 0 and array[x] > peak peak = array[x] index = x else output.insert( (index, peak) ) peak = array[x] index = x end if end for return output

They asked what packages I've used, such as Pandas, and how I've used them. They also asked about my project experience. The last question I could not answer at all - it was about how I would approach a problem for which analytics were not yet developed, and how I would know to be satisfied with the result for the client.
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Senior Data Scientist

Interviewed at SG Analytics

3.1★
Apr 17, 2018

They asked what packages I've used, such as Pandas, and how I've used them. They also asked about my project experience. The last question I could not answer at all - it was about how I would approach a problem for which analytics were not yet developed, and how I would know to be satisfied with the result for the client.

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