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If a ranking experiment yields a 3% retention win but suffers from a severe SRM, what is your diagnostic checklist before reporting the results?
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1 answer published. Last candidate submission on Jul 30 2026, 4:56pm PDT. Interview question asked to Data Scientists interviewing at Deliveroo, Duolingo, Yahoo and other companies. Original question asked: If a ranking experiment yields a 3% retention win but suffers from a severe SRM, what is your diagnostic checklist before reporting the results?. Question last reported by a candidate interviewing at Pinterest for a Data Scientist interview on Jun 6 2026, 2:24pm PDT.