Stop 15 · Interview PreparationBusiness & Product Sense · 3/3
Root Cause Analysis Questions
Part of the Data Analyst Roadmap
In short
A close cousin of business case questions, focused specifically on diagnosing why a metric moved — testing hypothesis generation and how you'd rule causes in or out with data.
How to learn this
- 1Practice listing hypothesis buckets: internal changes, external factors, seasonality, data/tracking issues.
- 2Prepare a real example from a past project (or Phase 14 portfolio piece) if you have one.
- 3Practice narrating your reasoning out loud — the process is what's being evaluated.
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