Section One:

Please provide your written answers to the following.

1. Do you consider yourself to be good with numbers, quantitative analysis, or scripting languages? Give an example.

2. What are you looking for in a job?

3. Using at least 10 words describe your attention to detail.

4. Looking at http://www.starmine.com/qa_test1.htm please find and document as many discrepancies (e.g., logical inconsistencies, questionable calculations, grammar errors, spelling errors, etc.) as you can in 10-15 minutes.

Section 2

Please highlight the right answer with a color

1.

5 PtsWhen writing SQL, I:

Actually prefer to get another colleague to write SQL for me

a. Prefer to use a GUI tool to generate SQL automatically

b. Am comfortable and proficient at writing out the SQL manually

c. Have not written SQL statements or queries but am willing to learn

2.

10 PtsI have the following experience

writing SQL queries:

I have current expert-level SQL experience, including inner and outer joins, subselects and aggregation, and could demonstrate this knowledge in an interview setti

a. I am a former SQL expert, as defined above, but my skills are a bit rusty and I would need some time to get up to speed

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b. I have used SQL but have never acquired expert-level skills, as defined above

c. I would be new to writing SQL queries

3.

5 PtsIn SQL, a "group by" is used for:

Grouping similar rows together

a. Sorting of data

b. Aggregate functions

c. Finding "natural" groups

4.

10 PtsRegarding mathematic

s and mathematics classes:

I took math only because it was a requirement in my major

a. I took mathematics because I enjoyed math classes

b. I took mathematics because I knew it would help me in my career; but it's a tool not a love affair

c. I have not had any college level classes in mathematics

d. I've been out of school for at least 5 years but I still am advancing my skills in mathematics through outside activities

5.

10 PtsVia classes, books, or experience I

have learned the following number of computer languages (including SQL, C++, VB, MATLAB, Python, Ruby, PHP, Perl, Java, etc.):

0 computer languages

a. 1 to 2 computer languages

b. 3 or more languages but I am NOT looking for a developer career

c. 3 or more languages and I AM looking for a developer career

6.

10 PtsThe following statement best describes the largest spreadsheet I have built myself:

I haven't built my own spreadsheets

a. 100 cells or less with some calculations

b. 1000 cells or less with at least 4 columns of calculations

c. Multiple sheets of data, thousands of cells and at least 8 columns of calculations

7.

5 PtsI

n Excel, what do the dollar signs mean in $A$1:

It locks the cell A1 from future editing

a. Dollar sign formatting for cell A1

b. Easier searching on all cells

c. It creates an absolute reference to Cell A1

8.

5 PtsWhich is higher, the mean U.S. household inco

me or the median U.S. household income and why:

The mean because of the high standard deviation of the US household incomes

a. The median because of the high standard deviation of the US household incomes

b. The mean because the wealthiest households have extremely large incomes

c. The median because there are more poor households than wealthy

9.

5 PtsThe standard devi

ation helps us make which of the following statements about a set of data:

Data that show a high standard deviation are more likely to have multiple peaks in the histogram.

a. When comparing two histograms of the same kind of data (e.g. price returns), a larger standard deviation indicates more spread or variability in one histogram compared to the other.

b. The square root of the sum of the deviations of the data from the mean.

c. The data is noisy and can’t be trusted when the standard deviation is high relative to the mean.

10. 5 Pts

I would be happiest defining my mission at Thomson Reuters as:

Testing complex software systems in a highly technical environment.

a. Helping co-workers improve their development processes

b. Helping the company avoid the embarrassment of bugs found by customers

c. Performing precise validation of data models and UI specifications

d. Creating new financial models and metrics

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