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Quant Research

Bayesian reasoning, conditional probability, and the statistical intuition quant research interviews probe hardest.

Fair coin, or biased?

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Bayesian Updating

Start at a 50/50 prior, observe a sequence of flips, and update to the correct posterior probability.

Monty Hall and friends.

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Conditional Probability

The probability questions people actually get wrong: conditional probability, Bayes, cards without replacement, Monty Hall.

How much of your bankroll?

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Kelly Criterion

Given an edge and the payout odds, compute the Kelly-optimal fraction of your bankroll to bet.

Correlation isn't causation.

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Data Intuition

Short scenarios testing statistical intuition: confounders, sample size, R², and the causation trap.

Which bet actually pays more?

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Optimization Challenge

Two bets, one choice. Compute the expected value of each and pick the one that actually maximizes it.

What comes next?

Sequence Recognition

Arithmetic, geometric, square, and Fibonacci-style sequences. Spot the rule and enter the next number before the streak breaks.

Is it worth paying to know?

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Information Value

A bet, and a price to learn the outcome in advance. Decide whether the information is worth more than it costs.

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