Conditional Probability & Expectation Interview Questions for Quant Analysts
Quant Analysts get asked conditional probability & expectation differently from other quant roles - the emphasis shifts with what the job actually does. This is that slice.
14 questions, all free to practise. The split is 5 easy, 8 medium, 1 hard.
- A heart or a king given redEasyProbabilityConditional Probability & ExpectationView →
- A three given a sum divisible by threeEasyProbabilityConditional Probability & ExpectationView →
- The first die beats the secondEasyProbabilityConditional Probability & ExpectationView →
- The second draw is redEasyProbabilityConditional Probability & ExpectationView →
- Two heads given an even countEasyProbabilityConditional Probability & ExpectationView →
- Bayes: did it rain?MediumConditional Probability & ExpectationStatisticsView →
- Both even given an even sumMediumProbabilityConditional Probability & ExpectationView →
- Disease test (Bayes)MediumConditional Probability & ExpectationStatisticsView →
- Expected sum given both evenMediumConditional Probability & ExpectationExpected ValueView →
- The cab problemMediumProbabilityConditional Probability & ExpectationView →
- Two positive testsMediumProbabilityConditional Probability & ExpectationView →
- Two reds in a row from a shrinking urnMediumProbabilityConditional Probability & ExpectationView →
- Which machine made the defect?MediumConditional Probability & ExpectationStatisticsView →
- A second red ball from the same urnHardProbabilityConditional Probability & ExpectationView →
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