Analytics Case

How would you forecast a user's lifetime value (LTV)?

Data Scientist

Uber

TikTok

Brex

Confluent

PayPal

Cisco

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  • How would you forecast a user's lifetime value (LTV)?
  • Walk me through the steps you would take to predict a user's lifetime value.
  • How do you approach estimating a user's lifetime value?
  • What factors do you consider when forecasting a user's lifetime value?
  • Can you demonstrate your method for calculating a user's lifetime value?
  • What tools or models do you utilize to forecast a user's lifetime value?
  • In your experience, what are common pitfalls when estimating a user's lifetime value?
  • How do you incorporate uncertainty into your predictions of a user's lifetime value?
  • How do you validate the accuracy of your estimates for a user's lifetime value?
  • Can you give me an example of a successful prediction you've made for a user's lifetime value?
  • Can you explain how to forecast the lifetime value of a user?

Interview question asked to Data Scientists interviewing at Scribd, Splunk, Headspace and others: How would you forecast a user's lifetime value (LTV)?.