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Probability for Quants

Module 6:
Essential discrete distributions

Phase 1 · Interview Foundations

5 Lessons

Module 6

What this module is for

Both. Teach every family through its generative story, assumptions, support and relationships—not a formula table alone.

Lesson 6.1 · Core

Indicators, Bernoulli and categorical outcomes

Depth: Interview mastery

QT/QR relevance: Both; representing events as numerical building blocks

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Lesson 6.2 · Core

Binomial versus hypergeometric

Depth: Interview mastery

QT/QR relevance: Both; selecting the correct count model

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Lesson 6.3 · Core

Geometric and negative binomial

Depth: Interview mastery

QT/QR relevance: Both; repeated-attempt and waiting-time problems

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Lesson 6.4 · Core

Poisson counts and rare-event reasoning

Depth: Working proficiency with interview applications

QT/QR relevance: Both; elementary count models

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Lesson 6.5 · Core

Multinomial counts

Depth: Working proficiency

QT/QR relevance: Both, especially QR; categorical models and allocations

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Assessment

Module 6 assessment

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