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Imagine you have N pieces of rope in a bucket. You reach in and grab one end-piece, then reach in and grab another end-piece, and tie those two together. What is the expected value of the number of loops in the bucket?
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Senior Data Scientist

Interviewed at Natera

3.9
May 19, 2015

Imagine you have N pieces of rope in a bucket. You reach in and grab one end-piece, then reach in and grab another end-piece, and tie those two together. What is the expected value of the number of loops in the bucket?

You have a bucket full of gems of 3 colors (i.e. Red, Green, Blue). Each color is > 1 gem. What is the minimum number of gems you would have to take to always ensure that you have 2 of the same color? What if I had n colors?
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Senior Data Scientist

Interviewed at Allstate

3.4
Jul 19, 2018

You have a bucket full of gems of 3 colors (i.e. Red, Green, Blue). Each color is > 1 gem. What is the minimum number of gems you would have to take to always ensure that you have 2 of the same color? What if I had n colors?

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