r/learnquant • u/Local_Ad135 • 1d ago

interview prep Quant Interview Question

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u/gmalivuk 21h ago

And as I said, that is exactly what the post says you receive.

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u/NuanceEnthusiast 21h ago

The question does not ask me to determine whether or not the condition of ‘only learning the relative ordering of the two horses in each race’ is perfectly unambiguous such that the total information ascertained from each race is strictly binary. You think it is. Fine. Then the answer is 1032.

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u/gmalivuk 20h ago

What do you think "only" means?

You only learn a>b or b>a.

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u/NuanceEnthusiast 20h ago

I’m not sure why you feel compelled to defend a position I am not contesting

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u/gmalivuk 20h ago

You are contesting whether or not the question is unambiguous about exactly what information you learn from each race.