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You have a function which gets k as input and in o(1) time returns a random number between 1 to k. Create a function that returns a random permutation (a list of the numbers 1 to n in a random order), optimize for speed (I think O(n) is best).
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Interviewed at Pagaya

3.3
Dec 22, 2020

You have a function which gets k as input and in o(1) time returns a random number between 1 to k. Create a function that returns a random permutation (a list of the numbers 1 to n in a random order), optimize for speed (I think O(n) is best).

What are different Time Series forecasting techniques? Explain PCA with equations? How to solve Multicollinearity? What algorithm you would use to solve driver accepting a requesting? Which supervised algorithm you would pick to solve the above problem? How do you compare the results of the algorithm? Coding question on patients arriving at hospital and doctor attending the patients
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Interviewed at Uber

3.7
May 18, 2016

What are different Time Series forecasting techniques? Explain PCA with equations? How to solve Multicollinearity? What algorithm you would use to solve driver accepting a requesting? Which supervised algorithm you would pick to solve the above problem? How do you compare the results of the algorithm? Coding question on patients arriving at hospital and doctor attending the patients

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