Detect Outliers
A medium Python mock interview question on DataDriven, with an AI interviewer who asks follow-up questions and a hire or no-hire decision at the end.
- Domain
- Python
- Difficulty
- medium
- Seniority
- L4
Interview Prompt
To catch traffic spikes in a series of per-minute request counts `values`, flag the positions of the readings that sit above `k` times the series' mean.
Summary
Most values are normal. Some are suspicious.
How This Interview Works
- Read the vague prompt (just like a real interview)
- Ask clarifying questions to the AI interviewer
- Write and run your Python against test cases
- Answer the interviewer's follow-up questions, then get a hire or no-hire decision