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Can you explain what the pseudo-code below is trying to do? array[N] # array of N integers, indexed 0 to N-1; # assume it’s populated with [1,4,2,-2,-9,10,2,12,2,-4,-4,-4,-4,2,6,7] peak = array[0] index = 0 output = [] # array of tuples For x in 1..N-1 if (array[x]*array[x-1] > 0) if peak < 0 and array[x] < peak peak = array[x] index = x if peak >= 0 and array[x] > peak peak = array[x] index = x else output.insert( (index, peak) ) peak = array[x] index = x end if end for return output
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Senior Data Scientist

Interviewed at PriceLabs

4.5★
Dec 15, 2023

Can you explain what the pseudo-code below is trying to do? array[N] # array of N integers, indexed 0 to N-1; # assume it’s populated with [1,4,2,-2,-9,10,2,12,2,-4,-4,-4,-4,2,6,7] peak = array[0] index = 0 output = [] # array of tuples For x in 1..N-1 if (array[x]*array[x-1] > 0) if peak < 0 and array[x] < peak peak = array[x] index = x if peak >= 0 and array[x] > peak peak = array[x] index = x else output.insert( (index, peak) ) peak = array[x] index = x end if end for return output

Basic probability & stats questions -- just go through the book Practical Statistics for Data Scientists & Brilliant.org and you'll be all set. But make sure to brush up on PM knowledge as well, since this seems to be what they're really looking for.
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Senior Data Scientist

Interviewed at Glassdoor

3.8★
Dec 29, 2018

Basic probability & stats questions -- just go through the book Practical Statistics for Data Scientists & Brilliant.org and you'll be all set. But make sure to brush up on PM knowledge as well, since this seems to be what they're really looking for.

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