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How would you explain a sudden drop in revenue to leadership?
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What KPIs would you track to measure company health?
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Have you ever made a decision based on bad data? What did you learn?
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How do you determine which metrics are most important for executives to track?
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How do you ensure your data recommendations are actionable and aligned with business goals?
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How would you estimate the total addressable market (TAM) for a new product?
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How would you measure engagement for a productivity app? What features or behaviors would you track?
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How would you use cohorts to identify retention issues?
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What KPIs would you track to evaluate the health of a subscription-based business?
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Tell me about a time you discovered a trend by drilling into granular data.
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Walk me through a dashboard you built. What choices did you make?
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What recommendation did you make based on your analysis, and what was the impact?
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How would you test the impact of expanding into a new international market?
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You’re told engagement is flat even though new users are increasing—what questions would you ask and what data would you look at?
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What metrics would you track to improve operational cost?
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How would you identify inefficiencies in a team’s workflow using data?
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Describe a time you used data to improve an internal process.
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How do you turn analysis into business action?
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Walk me through how you'd segment users for a churn analysis.
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A competitor is gaining market share. How would you investigate why?
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Business Analyst Interview Questions

How would you explain a sudden drop in revenue to leadership?

What KPIs would you track to measure company health?

Have you ever made a decision based on bad data? What did you learn?

How do you determine which metrics are most important for executives to track?

How do you ensure your data recommendations are actionable and aligned with business goals?

How would you estimate the total addressable market (TAM) for a new product?

How would you measure engagement for a productivity app? What features or behaviors would you track?

How would you use cohorts to identify retention issues?

What KPIs would you track to evaluate the health of a subscription-based business?

Tell me about a time you discovered a trend by drilling into granular data.

Walk me through a dashboard you built. What choices did you make?

What recommendation did you make based on your analysis, and what was the impact?

How would you test the impact of expanding into a new international market?

You’re told engagement is flat even though new users are increasing—what questions would you ask and what data would you look at?

What metrics would you track to improve operational cost?

How would you identify inefficiencies in a team’s workflow using data?

Describe a time you used data to improve an internal process.

How do you turn analysis into business action?

Walk me through how you'd segment users for a churn analysis.

A competitor is gaining market share. How would you investigate why?

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