--- name: senior-data-scientist-70796644768d description: World-class senior data scientist skill specialising in statistical modeling, experiment design, causal inference, and predictive analytics. Covers A/B testing (sample sizing, two-proportion z-tests, Bonferroni correction), difference-in-differences, feature engineering pipelines (Scikit-learn, XGBoost), cross-validated model evaluation (AUC-ROC, AUC-PR, SHAP), and MLflow experiment tracking — using Python (NumPy, Pandas, Scikit-learn), R, and SQL. Use when designing or analysing controlled experiments, building and evaluating classification or regression models, performing causal analysis on observational data, engineering features for structured tabular datasets, or translating statistical findings into data-driven business decisions. --- # Senior Data Scientist World-class senior data scientist skill for production-grade AI/ML/Data systems. ## Core Workflows ### 1. Design an A/B Test ```python import numpy as np from scipy import stats def calculate_sample_size(baseline_rate, mde, alpha=0.05, power=0.8): """ Calculate required sample size per variant. baseline_rate: current conversion rate (e.g. 0.10) mde: minimum detectable effect (relative, e.g. 0.05 = 5% lift) """ p1 = baseline_rate p2 = baseline_rate * (1 + mde) effect_size = abs(p2 - p1) / np.sqrt((p1 * (1 - p1) + p2 * (1 - p2)) / 2) z_alpha = stats.norm.ppf(1 - alpha / 2) z_beta = stats.norm.ppf(power) n = ((z_alpha + z_beta) / effect_size) ** 2 return int(np.ceil(n)) def analyze_experiment(control, treatment, alpha=0.05): """ Run two-proportion z-test and return structured results. control/treatment: dicts with 'conversions' and 'visitors'. """ p_c = control["conversions"] / control["visitors"] p_t = treatment["conversions"] / treatment["visitors"] pooled = (control["conversions"] + treatment["conversions"]) / (control["visitors"] + treatment["visitors"]) se = np.sqrt(pooled * (1 - pooled) * (1 / control["visitors"] + 1 / treatment["visitors"])) z = (p_t - p_c) / se p_value = 2 * (1 - stats.norm.cdf(abs(z))) ci_low = (p_t - p_c) - stats.norm.ppf(1 - alpha / 2) * se ci_high = (p_t - p_c) + stats.norm.ppf(1 - alpha / 2) * se return { "lift": (p_t - p_c) / p_c, "p_value": p_value, "significant": p_value < alpha, "ci_95": (ci_low, ci_high), } # --- Experiment checklist --- # 1. Define ONE primary metric and pre-register secondary metrics. # 2. Calculate sample size BEFORE starting: calculate_sample_size(0.10, 0.05) # 3. Randomise at the user (not session) level to avoid leakage. # 4. Run for at least 1 full business cycle (typically 2 weeks). # 5. Check for sample ratio mismatch: abs(n_control - n_treatment) / expected < 0.01 # 6. Analyze with analyze_experiment() and report lift + CI, not just p-value. # 7. Apply Bonferroni correction if testing multiple metrics: alpha / n_metrics ``` ### 2. Build a Feature Engineering Pipeline ```python import pandas as pd import numpy as np from sklearn.pipeline import Pipeline from sklearn.preprocessing import StandardScaler, OneHotEncoder from sklearn.impute import SimpleImputer from sklearn.compose import ColumnTransformer def build_feature_pipeline(numeric_cols, categorical_cols, date_cols=None): """ Returns a fitted-ready ColumnTransformer for structured tabular data. """ numeric_pipeline = Pipeline([ ("impute", SimpleImputer(strategy="median")), ("scale", StandardScaler()), ]) categorical_pipeline = Pipeline([ ("impute", SimpleImputer(strategy="most_frequent")), ("encode", OneHotEncoder(handle_unknown="ignore", sparse_output=False)), ]) transformers = [ ("num", numeric_pipeline, numeric_cols), ("cat", categorical_pipeline, categorical_cols), ] return ColumnTransformer(transformers, remainder="drop") def add_time_features(df, date_col): """Extract cyclical and lag features from a datetime column.""" df = df.copy() df[date_col] = pd.to_datetime(df[date_col]) df["dow_sin"] = np.sin(2 * np.pi * df[date_col].dt.dayofweek / 7) df["dow_cos"] = np.cos(2 * np.pi * df[date_col].dt.dayofweek / 7) df["month_sin"] = np.sin(2 * np.pi * df[date_col].dt.month / 12) df["month_cos"] = np.cos(2 * np.pi * df[date_col].dt.month / 12) df["is_weekend"] = (df[date_col].dt.dayofweek >= 5).astype(int) return df # --- Feature engineering checklist --- # 1. Never fit transformers on the full dataset — fit on train, transform test. # 2. Log-transform right-skewed numeric features before scaling. # 3. For high-cardinality categoricals (>50 levels), use target encoding or embeddings. # 4. Generate lag/rolling features BEFORE the train/test split to avoid leakage. # 5. Document each feature's business meaning alongside its code. ``` ### 3. Train, Evaluate, and Select a Prediction Model ```python from sklearn.model_selection import StratifiedKFold, cross_validate from sklearn.metrics import make_scorer, roc_auc_score, average_precision_score import xgboost as xgb import mlflow SCORERS = { "roc_auc": make_scorer(roc_auc_score, needs_proba=True), "avg_prec": make_scorer(average_precision_score, needs_proba=True), } def evaluate_model(model, X, y, cv=5): """ Cross-validate and return mean ± std for each scorer. Use StratifiedKFold for classification to preserve class balance. """ cv_results = cross_validate( model, X, y, cv=StratifiedKFold(n_splits=cv, shuffle=True, random_state=42), scoring=SCORERS, return_train_score=True, ) summary = {} for metric in SCORERS: test_scores = cv_results[f"test_{metric}"] summary[metric] = {"mean": test_scores.mean(), "std": test_scores.std()} # Flag overfitting: large gap between train and test score train_mean = cv_results[f"train_{metric}"].mean() summary[metric]["overfit_gap"] = train_mean - test_scores.mean() return summary def train_and_log(model, X_train, y_train, X_test, y_test, run_name): """Train model and log all artefacts to MLflow.""" with mlflow.start_run(run_name=run_name): model.fit(X_train, y_train) proba = model.predict_proba(X_test)[:, 1] metrics = { "roc_auc": roc_auc_score(y_test, proba), "avg_prec": average_precision_score(y_test, proba), } mlflow.log_params(model.get_params()) mlflow.log_metrics(metrics) mlflow.sklearn.log_model(model, "model") return metrics # --- Model evaluation checklist --- # 1. Always report AUC-PR alongside AUC-ROC for imbalanced datasets. # 2. Check overfit_gap > 0.05 as a warning sign of overfitting. # 3. Calibrate probabilities (Platt scaling / isotonic) before production use. # 4. Compute SHAP values to validate feature importance makes business sense. # 5. Run a baseline (e.g. DummyClassifier) and verify the model beats it. # 6. Log every run to MLflow — never rely on notebook output for comparison. ``` ### 4. Causal Inference: Difference-in-Differences ```python import statsmodels.formula.api as smf def diff_in_diff(df, outcome, treatment_col, post_col, controls=None): """ Estimate ATT via OLS DiD with optional covariates. df must have: outcome, treatment_col (0/1), post_col (0/1). Returns the interaction coefficient (treatment × post) and its p-value. """ covariates = " + ".join(controls) if controls else "" formula = ( f"{outcome} ~ {treatment_col} * {post_col}" + (f" + {covariates}" if covariates else "") ) result = smf.ols(formula, data=df).fit(cov_type="HC3") interaction = f"{treatment_col}:{post_col}" return { "att": result.params[interaction], "p_value": result.pvalues[interaction], "ci_95": result.conf_int().loc[interaction].tolist(), "summary": result.summary(), } # --- Causal inference checklist --- # 1. Validate parallel trends in pre-period before trusting DiD estimates. # 2. Use HC3 robust standard errors to handle heteroskedasticity. # 3. For panel data, cluster SEs at the unit level (add groups= param to fit). # 4. Consider propensity score matching if groups differ at baseline. # 5. Report the ATT with confidence interval, not just statistical significance. ``` ## Reference Documentation - **Statistical Methods:** `references/statistical_methods_advanced.md` - **Experiment Design Frameworks:** `references/experiment_design_frameworks.md` - **Feature Engineering Patterns:** `references/feature_engineering_patterns.md` ## Common Commands ```bash # Testing & linting python -m pytest tests/ -v --cov=src/ python -m black src/ && python -m pylint src/ # Training & evaluation python scripts/train.py --config prod.yaml python scripts/evaluate.py --model best.pth # Deployment docker build -t service:v1 . kubectl apply -f k8s/ helm upgrade service ./charts/ # Monitoring & health kubectl logs -f deployment/service python scripts/health_check.py ``` --- Source attribution: LeoYeAI Original project: https://github.com/LeoYeAI/openclaw-master-skills/blob/e5199b56ae1ff72e141586c17695563486c46702/skills/senior-data-scientist/SKILL.md License: MIT License information: https://opensource.org/license/mit Original upstream instructions; downloaded from Dave AI. ## Upstream license notice MIT License Copyright (c) 2026 MyClaw.ai (LeoYeAI) Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. 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