TL;DR
Power of a Test and Sample Size Determination: A canonical quantitative trading interview question at intermediate difficulty. Commonly asked at Two Sigma, Citadel, DE Shaw, AQR.
By Valenke Exam Prep Team·Last updated 2026-06-01
intermediateStatistical Inference & Estimation
Power of a Test and Sample Size Determination
Asked at: Two Sigma, Citadel, DE Shaw, AQR
Problem
A trading strategy has unknown mean daily return with known standard deviation (1%). You observe days. Test vs (10 bps/day) at significance . How many days do you need for 80% power?
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