View Test Question Insights

Last updated: January 27, 2026

HackerRank provides insights into every test question to help recruiters analyze candidate performance across multiple parameters. The insights show how candidates approach a question and their success rate in solving it. You can use this analysis to select suitable questions for your test.

Prerequisite

The question must be used at least once in a test.

Viewing test question insights

To view test question insights:

  1. Log in to your HackerRank for Work account using your credentials.

  2. Go to Library > Tests.

  3. Locate the question and click Insights. The system opens the Question Insights dashboard.

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Question insights dashboard

The dashboard includes the following sections:

  • Question details: Displays basic information about the question, such as question name and author, date created, recommended time, and source.

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  • Question score distribution: Displays a score distribution graph that shows the percentage of candidates who achieved each score range for the question.

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  • Question percentiles: Displays score benchmarks across candidates who attempted the question:

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    • Median score: 50% of candidates scored less than or equal to this value.

    • 75th percentile: 75% of candidates scored less than or equal to this value.

    • 90th percentile: 90% of candidates scored less than or equal to this value.

  • Question activities: Provides activity metrics for the question.

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    • Attempts: Total number of candidates who attempted the question.

    • Median attempt time: Time within which 50% of candidates completed their attempt.

    • Average score percentage: Average score across all attempts.

    • Median time to full score: Time within which 50% of candidates who scored 100% completed the question.

  • Question usage: Shows how often the question has been used and in which languages.

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    • Distribution over time: Number of candidates who attempted the question each month since its creation.

    • Top 10 languages by attempts: Most common programming languages used to attempt the question.

  • Question language stats: Displays a table with programming language statistics such as language by median score in percentage, language by maximum score attained, and language by median time taken.

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Dashboard actions

For each dashboard section, click the more option menu to access the following options:

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  • View in full screen: Expand the dashboard to full-screen mode

  • Download CSV: Exports the data as a CSV file.

  • Download PNG: Exports the data as a PNG image.

  • Download JPEG: Exports the data as a JPEG image.

  • Download PDF: Exports the data as a PDF document.

  • Refresh: Reloads the displayed data.