@Apoorve: I don't believe that you can determine the frequency counts in-place in O(n).
Dave On May 9, 8:42 am, Apoorve Mohan <apoorvemo...@gmail.com> wrote: > @Dave: Can there be an in-place O(n) solution to this??? > > > > > > On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 7:01 PM, Dave <dave_and_da...@juno.com> wrote: > > @Ashish: By compress, I meant to transfer the active entries in the > > hash table into contiguous elements of an array. Since the hash table > > itself is probably stored in an array, it just means to go through the > > hash table array and move the active entries to the front of the > > array. > > > Dave > > > On May 9, 1:14 am, Ashish Goel <ashg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Dave, > > > w.r.t statement, After all integers are processed, compress out the > > unused > > > hash table > > > entries and find the Kth largest element, > > > > I could not understand the compress concept...are you saying something on > > > counting sort philosophy? > > > say the list is > > > > 5 > > > 4 > > > 4 > > > 3 > > > 3 > > > 3 > > > 2 > > > 2 > > > 2 > > > 2 > > > 1 > > > 1 > > > 1 > > > 1 > > > 1 > > > > so the hash map will have > > > > 5,1 <5 is 1 time> > > > 4,2,<4 is two time> > > > 3,3,... > > > 2,4,... > > > 1,5... > > > > so if the question is to find say 3rd largest element based on frequency, > > it > > > would be 4 > > > This essentially means that we probably need dynamic order statistics > > where > > > the node contains the starting rank for a particular entry in the RBTree. > > > Each RBTree node contains the number, its frequency and rank. then this > > > becomes O(n) +O(lgn) i.e. O(n) > > > > Best Regards > > > Ashish Goel > > > "Think positive and find fuel in failure" > > > +919985813081 > > > +919966006652 > > > > On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 11:03 PM, Dave <dave_and_da...@juno.com> wrote: > > > > @Gaurav: As I understand your solution, you are finding the K largest > > > > integers based on value, rather than the K with the highest frequency > > > > of occurrence. > > > > > @Amit: Hash the integers into a hash table that includes a field for > > > > the frequency count. When a new entry is made, set the frequency count > > > > to 1. When an integer already is in the table, increment its count. > > > > After all integers are processed, compress out the unused hash table > > > > entries and find the Kth largest element. The overall algorithm can be > > > > done in O(n). > > > > > Dave > > > > > On May 7, 12:06 pm, Gaurav Aggarwal <0007gau...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > It can be done without sorting. Take the first element as pivot > > > > > element. Calculate its position using Partition algorithm. > > > > > If its new index is K, then on left side are top K integers. If > > index>K, > > > > > apply algo on left side Else apply algo on right side. > > > > > > Best Case: O(1) > > > > > Worst Case: O(n^2) > > > > > > But there are very less chances of worst case. It is when the list is > > > > > already sorted. > > > > > > On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 1:06 AM, amit <amitjaspal...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > Hi , > > > > > > > We are give a list of integers now our task is to find the top K > > > > > > integers in the list based on frequency. > > > > > > > Apart from sorting the data can there be any other algorithm? > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > Groups > > > > > > "Algorithm Geeks" group. > > > > > > To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > > > algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. > > > > > > -- > > > > > Gaurav Aggarwal > > > > > SCJP- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups > > > > "Algorithm Geeks" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en.-Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Algorithm Geeks" group. > > To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. > > -- > regards > > Apoorve Mohan- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en.
