Also asked as "Using a binary function with probabilities p and (1-p), how could you generate seven numbers with uniform probability?"
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2 answers published. Last candidate submission on Feb 8 2026, 11:12am PDT. Interview question asked to Data Scientists interviewing at Commvault, Fujitsu, Avito and other companies. Original question asked: What approach would you take to generate seven numbers with equal probability from a binary function?. Question last reported by a candidate interviewing at IBM for a Data Scientist interview on Oct 10 2023, 11:32pm PDT.
