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Assume that you have an NxN Matrix, filled with decreasing numbers if you go from left to right and from top to bottom. Can you design an efficient search algorithm on this matrix. Hint: the most efficient one should have a Log(N) complexity...
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Quantitative Analyst

Interviewed at Goldman Sachs

3.7
Oct 16, 2014

Assume that you have an NxN Matrix, filled with decreasing numbers if you go from left to right and from top to bottom. Can you design an efficient search algorithm on this matrix. Hint: the most efficient one should have a Log(N) complexity...

four people need to cross a bridge. They have one lantern that must be with whoever is walking at the time. Only two people can cross at a time. It takes A 1 minute to cross, B 2 minutes, C 5 minutes, and D 10 minutes. Can they cross in 17 minutes?
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Quantitative Analyst

Interviewed at Chatham Financial

3.4
Jan 15, 2013

four people need to cross a bridge. They have one lantern that must be with whoever is walking at the time. Only two people can cross at a time. It takes A 1 minute to cross, B 2 minutes, C 5 minutes, and D 10 minutes. Can they cross in 17 minutes?

General questions about research, and the amount of time spent on coding. Coding proficiency is very important. Also, maths questions covering probability and statistics. Most of them are obvious. Make sure to know conditional probabilities.
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Quantitative Researcher, PhD Hire

Interviewed at Susquehanna International Group

3.8
Nov 4, 2019

General questions about research, and the amount of time spent on coding. Coding proficiency is very important. Also, maths questions covering probability and statistics. Most of them are obvious. Make sure to know conditional probabilities.

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