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Machine Learning interview questions

Naming a model or a metric is only the start of an interview answer. Explain why it fits the task, and connect training, regularization, validation and evaluation to a concrete example. Start with your own explanation, then state its assumptions and limitations.

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MediumMachine Learning

Can ML model results be shown to customers?

model-explainabilitycustomer-communicationregulatory-compliance
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MediumMachine Learning

How can external factors affect ML model?

external-factorsmodel-robustnessenvironmental-drift
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MediumMachine LearningАльянс Кредит

What are alternatives to removing correlated features from the sample?

feature-selectioncorrelationdimensionality-reduction
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MediumMachine LearningАльянс Кредит

Can logistic regression overfit?

logistic-regressionoverfittingregularization
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MediumMachine LearningАльянс Кредит

Why can CatBoost be more resistant to overfitting than logistic regression?

catboostoverfitting-resistancemodel-comparison
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MediumMachine LearningАльянс Кредит

What to do if model overfits?

overfitting-solutionsregularizationmodel-complexity
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MediumMachine LearningАльянс Кредит

When should CatBoost be changed to logistic regression?

model-selectioncatboost-vs-logisticinterpretability
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MediumMachine LearningЛоко-Банк

How did you use PD models? What algorithms did you apply?

pd-modelscredit-riskdefault-prediction
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MediumMachine LearningЛоко-Банк

What to do if model PSI exceeds 20-25%?

psipopulation-stabilitymodel-drift
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MediumMachine LearningЛоко-Банк

One model has Gini 48%, another 50%. Which to choose?

model-selectiongini-comparisonmodel-stability
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MediumMachine LearningЛоко-Банк

What is the role of model in credit application review process?

credit-processrisk-assessmentdecision-support
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HardMachine LearningОТП

How do you organize the feature selection process to reduce the number of features from 300 to 40? Describe the steps and methods you use.

feature-selectiondimensionality-reductionsystematic-approach
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MediumMachine LearningОТП

What hyperparameter optimization algorithms did you use?

hyperparameter-optimizationbayesian-optimizationautoml
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MediumMachine LearningBI Zone

What does the ML specialist's work process include in your team?

ml-workflowteam-processdata-engineering
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MediumMachine LearningBI Zone

What are the criteria for choosing between logistic regression and XGBoost?

model_selectionxgboostlogistic_regression
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HardMachine LearningBI Zone

What statistical criterion underlies A/B testing of models?

ab_testingstatisticsmodel_evaluation
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MediumMachine Learning

How is the financial impact of customer churn prediction models calculated?

churn_predictionbusiness_metricsroi
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MediumMachine Learning

How is the target variable defined for PD (Probability of Default) models?

credit_scoringtarget_definitiondefault
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MediumMachine Learning

What models were used for credit scoring?

credit_scoringmodel_typesgradient_boosting
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MediumMachine Learning

What methods for improving model quality were applied? Was stacking used?

ensemble_methodsstackingmodel_improvement
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