Clients walk in with messy problems. Your job? Figure out which technique actually solves them.
Your First Day at the Firm
Welcome to Apex & Stone. You've been hired as a junior analytics consultant. Today you meet your first clients — and they won't say "I need a logistic regression." They'll describe business problems in plain language. You need to:
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Listen carefully — Read the client's problem statement. What are they really asking?
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Ask follow-up questions — Uncover the target variable, data type, and business context.
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Recommend a technique — Is this regression? Classification? Clustering? Or not a modeling problem at all?
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Justify your choice — The senior partner is watching. Weak reasoning gets penalized, even if you pick the right technique.
You'll see 8 clients today. Each is worth up to 15 points — 8 for the technique, 7 for the justification. Let's see if you've got what it takes.