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Interview Question

Quantitative Researcher Interview
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In the secretary problem, given n independent and identically distributed random variables drawn from a uniform distribution, what is the optimal strategy to maximize the expected return when you can only select the first variable that meets your criteria? Describe the method for finding this strategy.

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