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1) Questions on linear regression 2) Normal random variables and some properties of sums, variance etc 3) Calculating the expectation using integrals 4) Random walk question 5) Leetcode hard style question where you had to know how to model a problem as a graph transversal and find a shortest path.
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Quantitative Researcher

Interviewed at Squarepoint Capital

3.9
Feb 24, 2025

1) Questions on linear regression 2) Normal random variables and some properties of sums, variance etc 3) Calculating the expectation using integrals 4) Random walk question 5) Leetcode hard style question where you had to know how to model a problem as a graph transversal and find a shortest path.

1. Sum of list of list - find sum of elements in cols and rows in all previous index. 2. if event X is getting 2 in a dice and if event Y is getting 3 in a dice, what is the covariance of X and Y if the dice is rolled 6 times. 3. If the head is thrown it is 1 and if the tail is thrown it is 2. After every throw, if you sum the values . What is the probability of getting 100 as sum at one point.
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Quantitative Researcher

Interviewed at Squarepoint Capital

3.9
Jan 21, 2022

1. Sum of list of list - find sum of elements in cols and rows in all previous index. 2. if event X is getting 2 in a dice and if event Y is getting 3 in a dice, what is the covariance of X and Y if the dice is rolled 6 times. 3. If the head is thrown it is 1 and if the tail is thrown it is 2. After every throw, if you sum the values . What is the probability of getting 100 as sum at one point.

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