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October 15, 2023NIC-NIELIT STA 2020
October 15, 2023Algorithms
| Question 2 |
Which algorithm out of the following options uses the least number of comparisons (among the array elements) to sort the above array in ascending order?
| Quicksort using the last element as pivot | |
| Insertion sort | |
| Selection sort | |
| Mergesort |
Quick sort(with last element as pivot) → will give the worst case time complexity as O(n^2).
Merge Sort → The merge sort will not depend upon the input order and will give O(nlogn) time complexity.
Insertion Sort → Insertion sort will perform best case time complexity when the input array is in sorted order. If the array is already sorted then the inversion count is 0 and If the array is sorted in reverse order that inversion count is the maximum.
Note: Inversion formal definition is two elements A[i] and A[j] form an inversion if A[i] > A[j] and i < j.
The number of comparisons will not take more than “n” for the given input array.
Selection Sort → Selection sort will not depend upon the input order and will give O(n^2) time complexity.
Quick sort(with last element as pivot) → will give the worst case time complexity as O(n^2).
Merge Sort → The merge sort will not depend upon the input order and will give O(nlogn) time complexity.
Insertion Sort → Insertion sort will perform best case time complexity when the input array is in sorted order. If the array is already sorted then the inversion count is 0 and If the array is sorted in reverse order that inversion count is the maximum.
Note: Inversion formal definition is two elements A[i] and A[j] form an inversion if A[i] > A[j] and i < j.
The number of comparisons will not take more than “n” for the given input array.
Selection Sort → Selection sort will not depend upon the input order and will give O(n^2) time complexity.