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1. You throw a dart on a circular dartboard. What is the expected distance from its center? 2. What if the dartboard is in 3D? n-D? (here, they gave me the formula for volume of an n-D sphere) 3. n i.i.d. uniforms X_1, X_2, ..., X_n are drawn from [0,b] where b is unknown. Give an unbiased estimate of b given X_1, X_2, ...
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Data Science Intern

Interviewed at QUANTCO

4.8
Aug 13, 2023

1. You throw a dart on a circular dartboard. What is the expected distance from its center? 2. What if the dartboard is in 3D? n-D? (here, they gave me the formula for volume of an n-D sphere) 3. n i.i.d. uniforms X_1, X_2, ..., X_n are drawn from [0,b] where b is unknown. Give an unbiased estimate of b given X_1, X_2, ...

First call with scientist: - Pick 3 words that describe you and why. - Describe a delicate conflict between industry and government interests and how you resolve it. Second call with fellows: - Why did you pick that charity? - Other huge, open-ended questions such as: How would you approach verification of greenhouse gases globally?
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Science Analyst

Interviewed at Schmidt Futures

4.2
Nov 1, 2022

First call with scientist: - Pick 3 words that describe you and why. - Describe a delicate conflict between industry and government interests and how you resolve it. Second call with fellows: - Why did you pick that charity? - Other huge, open-ended questions such as: How would you approach verification of greenhouse gases globally?

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