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D. E. Shaw & Co. - Investment Firm Quantitative Analyst Interview Questions

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Statistics & ProbabilityStart here. 6 questions · ~58 min
Frog on Lily Pads: Cover TimeHard

Tests stochastic processes and Markov chain cover times.

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Expected Value of Maximum DieMedium

Assesses ability to compute basic expectation and reasoning under probability.

Expected ValueDD. E. Shaw & Co. - Investment Firm
Estimate Variance of a DistributionMedium

Assesses understanding of variance estimation and practical statistical methods.

statisticsVarianceDD. E. Shaw & Co. - Investment Firm
Assumptions for Regression ModelsMedium

Checks knowledge of regression fundamentals and model diagnostics.

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Dice Games: EV and StrategyMedium

Tests probabilistic reasoning, decision making under uncertainty, and strategy thinking.

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Behavioral & Leadership4 questions · ~38 min
Motivation for Finance WorkEasy

Tests intrinsic motivation for finance through a concrete example, including business impact and long-term career fit.

CommunicationLeadershipOwnershipDD. E. Shaw & Co. - Investment Firm
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Median of Two Sorted ListsHard
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Find the median of two sorted lists using binary search over the shorter list.

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First N Ramanujan NumbersHard

Evaluates algorithm design and implementation for generating a specialized numeric sequence.

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