Find constant minimizing absolute error

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This question evaluates understanding of L1 loss minimization, robust central-tendency estimators, and order-statistics reasoning for point estimation from real-valued samples.

Find constant minimizing absolute error

Company: Citadel

Role: Data Scientist

Category: Statistics & Math

Difficulty: easy

Interview Round: Technical Screen

Overview: This question evaluates understanding of L1 loss minimization, robust central-tendency estimators, and order-statistics reasoning for point estimation from real-valued samples.

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Feb 10, 2026
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