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0) Tell about your current job and work experience. I) Conditional probability dice questions: a) Expected pay-off of a single roll single dice game (Entry fee $3). The amount the player gets is the face value of the dice. Ans: $3.5 - $3 = $0.5 b) Expected pay-off of a double roll single dice game(entry fee $4). Rule: the player can either hold or continue the game after the first roll. If the player continues the player forfeits the money received after the first round.Ans. $4.25(Expected values check stack overflow for the math) - $4 = $0.25 c) Which of a) or b) has a higher payoff. Ans. obviously game (a). 2) The probability of watching at least one star in 1 hr = 0.64. What is the probability of watching at one start in 30 mins? Ans. 0.4 (Again search StackOverflow) 3) What kind of casino machine would you recommend based on two options knowing that patrons play option B longer but the casino earns slightly less per hour from the machine than option A?
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Interviewed at Clover Health

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Aug 24, 2021

0) Tell about your current job and work experience. I) Conditional probability dice questions: a) Expected pay-off of a single roll single dice game (Entry fee $3). The amount the player gets is the face value of the dice. Ans: $3.5 - $3 = $0.5 b) Expected pay-off of a double roll single dice game(entry fee $4). Rule: the player can either hold or continue the game after the first roll. If the player continues the player forfeits the money received after the first round.Ans. $4.25(Expected values check stack overflow for the math) - $4 = $0.25 c) Which of a) or b) has a higher payoff. Ans. obviously game (a). 2) The probability of watching at least one star in 1 hr = 0.64. What is the probability of watching at one start in 30 mins? Ans. 0.4 (Again search StackOverflow) 3) What kind of casino machine would you recommend based on two options knowing that patrons play option B longer but the casino earns slightly less per hour from the machine than option A?

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