Some sample questions: Q. You have a biased coin in which the probability of getting a head is 51%. Create an event out of this coin which has a probability of 25%. Q. There is a calculator in which all digits (0 to 9) and the basic arithmetic operators (+, -, *, /) are disabled. However other scientific functions are operational like exp, log, sin, cos, arc tan, etc. The calculator currently displays a 0. Convert this first to 2 and then to 3. Q. There are five points in an equilateral triangle of side length 1. Prove that there are two points with distance less than 1/2.
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Build a tree where the parent can have any number of children. Find the coefficient of a quadratic polynomial if you know the value of y when you plug in any x.
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You have r red balls, w white balls in a bag. If you keep drawing balls out of the bag until the bag now only contains balls of a single color (ie you run out of a color) what is the probability you run out of white balls first? (in terms of r and w).
What is the difference between GNB and logistic regression? Which one would you opt under different circumstances?
given a function that generates a random integer between 1:5 , how can we generate a random integer 1:7
Game: I throw coin 5 times, you throw it 4 times, if I have more heads than you, I win, otherwise you win. What is the chance you will win?
Randomly generate points (x,y) on the circumference of a circle (two dimensions). What is Var(x)? What if you randomly generate points on the surface of a sphere instead?
Expected number of rolls to see all six sides on a die, Describe all the C++ casts and their properties, Several questions on linear regression under different conditions
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