Sorting

Gordon College

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 Sorting
• Consider a list
x1, x2, x3, … xn
• We seek to arrange the elements of the
list in order
– Ascending or descending
• Some O(n2) schemes
– easy to understand and implement
– inefficient for large data sets

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 Categories of Sorting Algorithms
1. Selection sort
– Make passes through a list
– On each pass reposition correctly
some element

Look for smallest in list and replace 1st element, now start the
process over with the remainder of the list

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 Selection
Recursive Algorithm
If the list has only 1 element ANCHOR
stop – list is sorted
Else do the following:
a. Find the smallest element and place in front
b. Sort the rest of the list

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 Categories of Sorting Algorithms
2. Exchange sort
– Systematically interchange pairs of elements
which are out of order
– Bubble sort does this

Out of order, exchange In order, do not exchange

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 Bubble Sort Algorithm
1. Initialize numCompares to n - 1
2. While numCompares!= 0, do following
a. Set last = 1 // location of last element in a swap
b. For i = 1 to numPairs
if xi > xi + 1
Swap xi and xi + 1 and set last = i
c. Set numCompares = last – 1
End while

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 Bubble Sort Algorithm
1. Initialize numCompares to n - 1
2. While numCompares!= 0, do following
a. Set last = 1 // location of last element in a swap
b. For i = 1 to numPairs
if xi > xi + 1
Swap xi and xi + 1 and set last = i
c. Set numCompares = last – 1
End while

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… Also allows us to
Label the highest as
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 Categories of Sorting Algorithms
3. Insertion sort
– Repeatedly insert a new element into an already
sorted list

– Note this works well with a linked list

implementation

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 Example of Insertion Sort
• Given list to be sorted
67, 33, 21, 84, 49, 50, 75
– Note sequence of steps carried out

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 Improved Schemes
• These 3 sorts - have computing time O(n2)
• We seek improved computing times for sorts of large data
sets
• There are sorting schemes which can be proven to have
average computing time

O( n log2n )

• No universally good sorting scheme

– Results may depend on the order of the list

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 Comparisons of Sorts
• Sort of a randomly generated list of 500 items
– Note: times are on 1970s hardware
Algorithm Type of Sort Time (sec)
•Simple selection Selection 69
•Heapsort Selection 18
•Bubble sort Exchange 165
•2 way bubble sort Exchange 141
•Quicksort Exchange 6
•Linear insertion Insertion 66
•Binary insertion Insertion 37
•Shell sort Insertion 11

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 Indirect Sorts
• What happens if items being sorted are
large structures (like objects)?
– Data transfer/swapping time unacceptable
• Alternative is indirect sort
– Uses index table to store positions of the objects
– Manipulate the index table for ordering

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 Heaps
A heap is a binary tree with properties: A

1. It is complete
B C

D
E F G

H I J

• Each level of tree completely filled Complete Tree (Depth 3)

• Except possibly bottom level (nodes in left most

positions)
2. It satisfies heap-order property
• Data in each node >= data in children

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 Heaps
Which of the following are heaps?

A B C

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Maximum and Minimum Heaps Example
55 40

50 52 15 30

25 10 11 5 10

20 22

(A) Maximum Heap (9 nodes) (B) Maximum Heap (4 nodes)

5 10

10 50 15 30

11 20 52 55 40

25 22

(C) Minimum Heap (9 nodes) (D) Minimum Heap (4 nodes)

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 Implementing a Heap
• Use an array or vector
• Number the nodes from top to bottom, then
on each row – left to right.
• Store data in ith node in ith location of array
(vector)

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 Implementing a Heap
• Note the placement of the nodes in the
array

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 Implementing a Heap

• In an array implementation children of ith

node are at myArray[2*i] and
myArray[2*i+1]
• Parent of the ith node is at
mayArray[i/2]

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 Basic Heap Operations
• Constructor
– Set mySize to 0, allocate array (if dynamic array)
• Empty
– Check value of mySize
• Retrieve max item
– Return root of the binary tree, myArray[1]

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 Basic Heap Operations
• Delete max item (popHeap)
– Max item is the root, replace with last node in
tree
Result
Resultcalled
calledaa
semiheap
semiheap

– Then interchange root with larger of two children

– Continue this with the resulting sub-tree(s) –
result is a new heap.
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 Exchanging elements when
performing a popHeap()

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v[0] v[0]
30 40 30 40

v[1] v[2] v[1] v[2]

10 25 8 38 10 25 8 38

v[3] v[4] v[5] v[6] v[3] v[4] v[5] v[6]

5 3 18 5 3 63

v[7] v[8] v[9] v[7] v[8] v[9]

Before a deletion After exchanging the root

and last element in the heap

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 Adjusting the heap for popHeap()

40 40

v[0] v[0]
... 18 ... 38

v[2] v[2]
8 38 8 18

v[5] v[6] v[5] v[6]

Step 1: Exchange 18 and 40 Step 2: Exchange 18 and 38

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 Percolate Down Algorithm
converts semiheap to heap
r = current root node

1. Set c = 2 * r //location of left child n = number of nodes

2. While r <= n do following // must be child(s) for root
a. If c < n and myArray[c] < myArray[c + 1]
Increment c by 1 //find larger child
b. If myArray[r] < myArray[c]
i. Swap myArray[r] and myArray[c]
ii. set r = c
iii. set c = 2 * r
else
Terminate repetition
End while
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 Basic Heap Operations
• Insert an item (pushHeap)
– Amounts to a percolate up routine
– Place new item at end of array

– Interchange with parent so long as it is greater

than its parent
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 Example of Heap Before and After
Insertion of 50

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v[0] v[0]
30 40 30 40

v[1] v[2] v[1] v[2]

10 25 8 38 25 8 38
10

v[3] v[4] v[5] v[6] v[3] v[4] v[5] v[6]

5 3 18 5 3 18 50
v[7] v[8] v[9] v[7] v[8] v[9] v[10]
(a) (b)

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 Reordering the tree for the insertion

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v[0] v[0]
30 ... 50 ... v[0]

v[1]
50 ...
v[1]
... 50 ... v[1]
30
... 30
v[4] v[4]
v[4]
18 25 18 25
18 25
v[9] v[10] v[9] v[10]
v[9] v[10]
Step 1 Compare 50 and 25 Step 2 Compare 50 and 30 Step 3 Compare 50 and 63
(Exchange v[10] and v[4]) (Exchange v[4] and v[1]) (50 in correct location)

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 Heapsort
• Given a list of numbers in an array
– Stored in a complete binary tree

• Convert to a heap (heapify)

– Begin at last node not a leaf
– Apply “percolated down” to this subtree
– Continue
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Example of Heapifying a Vector
9

12 17

30 50 20 60

65 4 19

Initial Vector

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Example of Heapifying a Vector
9

12 17

30 50 20 60

65 4 19

adjustHeap() at 4 causes no changes

(A)

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Example of Heapifying a Vector
9

12 17

65 50 20 60

30 4 19

adjustHeap() at 3 moves 30 down

(B)
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Example of Heapifying a Vector
9

12 60

65 50 20 17

30 4 19

adjustHeap() at 2 moves 17 down

(C)

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Example of Heapifying a Vector
9

12 60

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65 50 20 17

30 4 19

adjustHeap() at 2 moves 17 down

(C) 65 60

30 50 20 17

12 4 19

adjustHeap() at 1 moves 12 down two levels

(D)
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 Example of Heapifying a Vector
9

65 60

30 50 20 17
65

12 4 19

adjustHeap() at 1 moves 12 down two levels 50 60

(D)

30 19 20 17

12 4 9

adjustHeap() at 0 moves 9 down three levels

(E)
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 Heapsort
• Algorithm for converting a complete binary
tree to a heap – called "heapify"
For r = n/2 down to 1:
Apply percolate_down to the subtree
in myArray[r] , … myArray[n]
End for
• Puts largest element at root
n = index for last node in tree
therefore n/2 is parent

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 Heapsort
• Now swap element 1 (root of tree) with last
element

– This puts largest element in correct location

• Use percolate down on remaining sublist
– Converts from semi-heap to heap

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 Heapsort
• Again swap root with rightmost leaf

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• Continue this process with shrinking sublist

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 Heapsort Algorithm
1. Consider x as a complete binary tree, use
heapify to convert this tree to a heap
2. for i = n down to 2:
a. Interchange x[1] and x[i]
(puts largest element at end)
b. Apply percolate_down to convert binary
tree corresponding to sublist in
x[1] .. x[i-1]

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Example of Implementing heap sort
int arr[] = {50, 20, 75, 35, 25};
vector<int> v(arr, 5);

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35 50

20 25

Heapified Tree
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Example of Implementing heap sort
Calling popHeap() with last = 5 Calling popHeap() with last = 4
deletes 75 and stores it in h[4] deletes 50 and stores it in h[3]

50 35

35 25 20 25

20 75 50 75

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Example of Implementing heap sort
Calling popHeap() with last = 3 Calling popHeap() with last = 2
deletes 35 and stores it in h[2] deletes 25 and stores it in h[1]

25 20

20 35 25 35

50 75 50 75

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 Heap Algorithms in STL
• Found in the <algorithm> library
– make_heap() heapify
– push_heap() insert
– pop_heap() delete
– sort_heap() heapsort

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 Priority Queue
• A collection of data elements
– Items stored in order by priority
– Higher priority items removed ahead of lower

Implementation ?

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 Implementation possibilities
list (array, vector, linked list)
insert – O(1)
remove max - O(n)
ordered list
insert - linear insertion sort O(n)
remove max - O(1)
– Heap (Best)
Basic operations have O(log2n) time

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 Priority Queue
Basic Operations
– Constructor
– Insert
– Find, remove smallest/largest (priority) element
– Replace
– Change priority
– Delete an item
– Join two priority queues into a larger one

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 Priority Queue
• STL priority queue adapter uses heap
priority_queue<BigNumber, vector<BigNumber> > v;
cout << "BIG NUMBER DEMONSTRATION" << endl;
for(int k=0;k<6;k++)
{
cout << "Enter BigNumber: "; cin >> a;
v.push(a);
}
cout<<"POP IN ORDER"<<endl;
while(!v.empty())
{
cout<<v.top()<<endl;
v.pop();
} 45
 Quicksort
• More efficient exchange sorting scheme
– (bubble sort is an exchange sort)
• Typical exchange: involves elements that are far apart
Fewer interchanges are required to correctly position an
element.
• Quicksort uses a divide-and-conquer strategy
A recursive approach:
– The original problem partitioned into simpler
sub problems
– Each sub problem considered independently.
• Subdivision continues until sub problems
obtained are simple enough to be solved directly

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 Quicksort
Basic Algorithm
• Choose an element - pivot
• Perform sequence of exchanges so that
<elements less than P> <P> <elements greater than P>
– All elements that are less than this pivot are to its left and
– All elements that are greater than the pivot are to its right.

• Divides the (sub)list into two smaller sub lists,

• Each of which may then be sorted independently in
the same way.

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 Quicksort
recursive

If the list has 0 or 1 elements, ANCHOR

return. // the list is sorted
Else do:
Pick an element in the list to use as the pivot.
  Split the remaining elements into two disjoint groups:
SmallerThanPivot = {all elements < pivot}
LargerThanPivot = {all elements > pivot}
 
 Return the list rearranged as:
Quicksort(SmallerThanPivot),
pivot,
Quicksort(LargerThanPivot).

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 Quicksort Example
• Given to sort:
75, 70, 65, 84 , 98, 78, 100, 93, 55, 61, 81, 68

• Select arbitrarily pivot: the first element 75

• Search from right for elements <= 75, stop at
first match
• Search from left for elements > 75, stop at first
match
• Swap these two elements, and then repeat this
process. When can you stop?

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 Quicksort Example
75, 70, 65, 68, 61, 55, 100, 93, 78, 98, 81, 84

• When done, swap with pivot

• This SPLIT operation places pivot 75 so
that all elements to the left are <= 75 and
all elements to the right are >75.
• 75 is in place.
• Need to sort sublists on either side of 75

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 Quicksort Example
• Need to sort (independently):
55, 70, 65, 68, 61 and
100, 93, 78, 98, 81, 84
• Let pivot be 55, look from each end for
values larger/smaller than 55, swap
• Same for 2nd list, pivot is 100
• Sort the resulting sublists in the same
manner until sublist is trivial (size 0 or 1)
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 QuickSort Recursive Function
template <typename ElementType>
void quicksort (ElementType x[], int first int last)
{
int pos; // pivot's final position
if (first < last) // list size is > 1
{
split(x, first, last, pos); // Split into 2 sublists
quicksort(x, first, pos - 1); // Sort left sublist
quicksort(x,pos + 1, last); // Sort right sublist
}
} 23 45 12 67 32 56 90 2 15
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template <typename ElementType>
void split (ElementType x[], int first, int last, int & pos)
{
ElementType pivot = x[first]; // pivot element
int left = first, // index for left search
right = last; // index for right search
while (left < right)
{
while (pivot < x[right]) // Search from right for
right--; // element <= pivot
// Search from left for
while (left < right && // element > pivot
x[left] <= pivot)
left++;

if (left < right) // If searches haven't met

swap (x[left], x[right]); // interchange elements
}
// End of searches; place pivot in correct position
pos = right;
x[first] = x[pos];
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 Quicksort

• Visual example of
a quicksort on an array

etc. …
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 QuickSort Example
v = {800, 150, 300, 650, 550, 500, 400, 350, 450, 900}

pivot
500 150 300 650 550 800 400 350 450 900
v[0] v[1] v[2] v[3] v[4] v[5] v[6] v[7] v[8] v[9]

scanUp scanDown

Pivot selected at random

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 QuickSort Example
Before the exchange
pivot
500 150 300 650 550 800 400 350 450 900

v[0] v[1] v[2] v[3] v[4] v[5] v[6] v[7] v[8] v[9]

scanUp scanDown

After the exchange and updates to scanUp and scanDown

pivot
500 150 300 450 550 800 400 350 650 900

v[0] v[1] v[2] v[3] v[4] v[5] v[6] v[7] v[8] v[9]

scanUp scanDown

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 QuickSort Example
Before the exchange
pivot
500 150 300 450 550 800 400 350 650 900

v[0] v[1] v[2] v[3] v[4] v[5] v[6] v[7] v[8] v[9]

scanUp scanDown

After the exchange and updates to scanUp and scanDown

pivot
500 150 300 450 350 800 400 550 650 900

v[0] v[1] v[2] v[3] v[4] v[5] v[6] v[7] v[8] v[9]

scanUp scanDown

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 QuickSort Example
pivot Before the exchange
500 150 300 450 350 800 400 550 650 900
v[0] v[1] v[2] v[3] v[4] v[5] v[6] v[7] v[8] v[9]

scanUp scanDown

pivot After the exchange and updates to scanUp and scanDown

500 150 300 450 350 400 800 550 650 900
v[0] v[1] v[2] v[3] v[4] v[5] v[6] v[7] v[8] v[9]

scanDown scanUp

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 QuickSort Example
Pivot in its final position

400 150 300 450 350 500 800 550 650 900
v[0] v[1] v[2] v[3] v[4] v[5] v[6] v[7] v[8] v[9]

400 150 300 450 350 500 800 550 650 900

v[0] v[1] v[2] v[3] v[4] v[5] v[6] v[7] v[8] v[9]

v[0] - v[4] v[6] - v[9]

quicksort(x, 0, 4); quicksort(x, 6, 9);

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 QuickSort Example
pivot Initial Values pivot After Scans Stop
300 150 400 450 350 300 150 400 450 350

v[0] v[1] v[2] v[3] v[4] v[0] v[1] v[2] v[3] v[4]

scanUp scanDown scanDown scanUp

150 300 400 450 350

v[0] v[1] v[2] v[3] v[4]

quicksort(x, 0, 0); quicksort(x, 2, 4);

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 QuickSort Example
pivot Initial Values pivot After Stops
650 550 800 900 650 550 800 900

v[6] v[7] v[8] v[9] v[6] v[7] v[8] v[9]

scanUp scanDown scanDown scanUp

550 650 800 900

v[6] v[7] v[8] v[9]

quicksort(x, 6, 6); quicksort(x, 8, 9);

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 QuickSort Example
150 300 400 450 350 500 550 650 800 900
v[0] v[1] v[2] v[3] v[4] v[5] v[6] v[7] v[8] v[9]

Before Partitioning After Partitioning

400 450 350 350 400 450

v[2] v[3] v[4] v[2] v[3] v[4]

150 300 350 400 450 500 550 650 800 900

v[0] v[1] v[2] v[3] v[4] v[5] v[6] v[7] v[8] v[9]
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 Quicksort Performance
• O(n log2n) is the average case computing
time
– If the pivot results in sublists of approximately
the same size.

• O(n2) worst-case 12 34 45 56 78 88 90 100

– List already ordered or elements in reverse.

– When Split() repeatedly creates a sublist
with one element. (when pivot is always smallest or largest value)
99 45 12 67 32 56 90 2 15 What 2 pivots would result in empty sublist?
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 Improvements to Quicksort
12 34 45 56 78 88 90 100

• An arbitrary pivot gives a poor partition for nearly

sorted lists (or lists in reverse)
• Virtually all the elements go into either
SmallerThanPivot or LargerThanPivot
– all through the recursive calls.
• Quicksort takes quadratic time to do essentially
nothing at all.

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 Improvements to Quicksort
• Better method for selecting the pivot is the
median-of-three rule,
– Select the median (middle value) of the first, middle, and
last elements in each sublist as the pivot.
(4 10 6) - median is 6

• Often the list to be sorted is already partially

ordered
• Median-of-three rule will select a pivot closer to the
middle of the sublist than will the “first-element”
rule.
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 Improvements to Quicksort
• Quicksort is a recursive function
– stack of activation records must be maintained
by system to manage recursion.
– The deeper the recursion is, the larger this stack
will become. (major overhead)
• The depth of the recursion and the
corresponding overhead can be reduced
– sort the smaller sublist at each stage

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 Improvements to Quicksort
• Another improvement aimed at reducing the
overhead of recursion is to use an iterative
version of Quicksort()

Implementation: use a stack to store the first

and last positions of the sublists sorted
"recursively". In other words – create your own low-
overhead execution stack.

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 Improvements to Quicksort
• For small files (n <= 20), quicksort is worse
than insertion sort;
– small files occur often because of recursion.

• Use an efficient sort (e.g., insertion sort) for

small files.
• Better yet, use Quicksort() until sublists
are of a small size and then apply an efficient
sort like insertion sort.
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 Mergesort
• Sorting schemes are either …
• internal -- designed for data items stored in
main memory
• external -- designed for data items stored in
secondary memory.
• Previous sorting schemes were all internal
sorting algorithms:
– required direct access to list elements
• not possible for sequential files
– made many passes through the list
• not practical for files
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 Mergesort
• Mergesort can be used both as an internal
and an external sort.
• Basic operation in mergesort is merging,
– combining two lists that have previously been
sorted
– resulting list is also sorted.

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 Merge Algorithm
1. Open File1 and File2 for input, File3 for output
2. Read first element x from File1 and
first element y from File2
3. While neither eof File1 or eof File2
If x < y then
a. Write x to File3
b. Read a new x value from File1
Otherwise
a. Write y to File3
b. Read a new y from File2
End while
4. If eof File1 encountered copy rest of of File2 into File3.
If eof File2 encountered, copy rest of File1 into File3
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 Binary Merge Sort
• Given a single file

• Split into two files (alternatively into each file)

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 Binary Merge Sort
• Merge first one-element "subfile" of F1 with
first one-element subfile of F2
– Gives a sorted two-element subfile of F

• Continue with rest of one-element subfiles

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 Binary Merge Sort

• Split again
• Merge again as before

• Each time, the size of the sorted subgroups

doubles

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 Binary Merge Sort
• Last splitting gives two files each in order

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 Natural Merge Sort
• Allows sorted subfiles of other sizes
– Number of phases can be reduced when file
contains longer "runs" of ordered elements
• Consider file to be sorted, note in order
groups

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 Natural Merge Sort
• Copy alternate groupings into two files
– Use the sub-groupings, not a power of 2

• Look for possible larger groupings

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 Natural Merge Sort
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 Natural Merge Sort
• Split again,
alternating groups
• Merge again, now two subgroups

• One more split, one more merge gives sort

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 Natural Merge Sort
Split algorithm for natural merge sort
1. Open F for input and F1 and F2 for output
2. While the end of F has not been reached:
a. Copy a sorted subfile of F into F1 as follows: repeatedly
read an element of F and write it to F1 until the next
element in F is smaller than this copied item or the end
of F is reached.
b. If the end of F has not been reached, copy the next
sorted subfile of F into F2 using the method above.
End while.

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 Natural Merge Sort
Merge algorithm for natural merge sort
1. Open F1 and F2 for input, F for output.
2. Initialize numSubfiles to 0
3. While not eof F1 or not eof F2
a. While no end of subfile in F1 or F2 has been reached:
If the next element in F1 is less than the next element in F2
Copy the next element from F1 into F.
Else
Copy the next element from F2 into F.
End While
b. If the eof F1 has been reached
Copy the rest of subfile F2 to F.
Else
Copy the rest of subfile F1 to F.
c. Increment numSubfiles by 1.
End While
4. Copy any remaining subfiles to F, incrementing numSubfiles by 1 for
each.
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 Natural Merge Sort
Mergesort algorithm
Repeat the following until numSubfiles is equal to 1:
1. Call the Split algorithm to split F into files F1 and
F2.
2. Call the Merge algorithm to merge corresponding
subfiles in F1 and F2 back into F.

Worst case for natural merge sort O(n log2n)

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Natural MergeSort Example

sublist A sublist B
7 10 19 25 12 17 21 30 48
first mid last

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 Natural MergeSort Review
tempVector

sublist A sublist B
7 10 19 25 12 17 21 30 48

indexA indexB

tempVector
7 10

sublist A sublist B
7 10 19 25 12 17 21 30 48

indexA indexrB
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 Natural MergeSort Review
tempVector
7 10 12

sublist A sublist B
7 10 19 25 12 17 21 30 48

indexA indexB
So forth and so on…
tempVector
7 10 12 17 19 21 25

sublist A sublist B
7 10 19 25 12 17 21 30 48

indexA indexB
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 Natural MergeSort Review
tempVector
7 10 12 17 19 21 25 30 48

sublist A sublist B
7 10 19 25 12 17 21 30 48
last
indexA indexB

tempVector
7 10 12 17 19 21 25 30 48

7 10 12 17 19 21 25 30 48
first last
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 Recursive Natural MergeSort
(25 10 7 19 3 48 12 17 56 30 21)
[3 7 10 12 17 19 21 25 30 48 56]

(25 10 7 19 3 ) (48 12 17 56 30 21 )
[3 7 10 19 25] [12 17 21 30 48 56]

(25 10 ) (7 19 3 ) (48 12 17 ) (56 30 21 )

[10 25] [3 7 19] [12 17 48] [21 30 56]

(25 ) (10 ) (7 ) (19 3 ) (48 ) (12 17 ) (56 ) (30 21 )

[3 19] [12 17] [21 30]

(19 ) (3 ) (12 ) (17 ) (30 ) (21 )

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 Recursive Natural MergeSort
Call msort()
- recusive call1 to msort()
Level 0:
- recusive call2 to msort()
- call1 merge()

Level 1: msort() : n/2 msort(): n/2

Level 2: msort(): n/4 msort (): n/4 msort(): n/4 msort(): n/4

Level 3: msort(): n/8 msort(): n/8 msort(): n/8 msort(): n/8 msort(): n/8 msort(): n/8 msort(): n/8 msort(): n/8

...
Level i:

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 Sorting Fact
• any algorithm which performs sorting using
comparisons cannot have a worst-case
performance better than O(n log n)
– a sorting algorithm based on comparisons
cannot be O(n) - even for its average runtime.

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 Radix Sort
• Based on examining digits in some base-b
numeric representation of items
• Least significant digit radix sort
– Processes digits from right to left

• Create groupings of items with same value in

specified digit
– Collect in order and create grouping with next significant
digit

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 Radix Sort
Order ten 2 digit numbers in 10 bins from
smallest number to largest number. Requires 2
calls to the sort Algorithm.
Initial Sequence: 91 6 85 15 92 35 30 22 39
Pass 0: Distribute the cards into bins according
to the 1's digit (100).

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22 15
30 91 92 85 6 39
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 91
 Radix Sort
Final Sequence: 91 6 85 15 92 35 30 22 39
Pass 1: Take the new sequence and distribute
the cards into bins determined by the
10's digit (101).

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35 92
6 15 22 30 85 91
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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 Sort Algorithm Analysis
• Selection Sort (uses a swap)
– Worst and average case O(n^2)
– can be used with linked-list (doesn’t require
random-access data)
– Can be done in place
– not at all fast for nearly sorted data

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 Sort Algorithm Analysis
• Bubble Sort (uses an exchange)
– Worst and average case O(n^2)
– Since it is using localized exchanges - can be
used with linked-list
– Can be done in place
– O(n^2) - even if only one item is out of place

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 Sort Algorithm Analysis
sorts actually used

• Insertion Sort (uses an insert)

– Worst and average case O(n^2)
– Does not require random-access data
– Can be done in place
– It is fast (linear time) for nearly sorted data
– It is fast for small lists

Most good sorting methods call Insertion Sort for

small lists
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 Sort Algorithm Analysis
sorts actually used

• Merge Sort
– Worst and average case O(n log n)
– Does not require random-access data
– For linked-list - can be done in place
– For an array - need to use a buffer
– It is not significantly faster on nearly sorted data
(but it is still log-linear time)

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 Sort Algorithm Analysis
sorts actually used

• QuickSort
– Worst O(n^2)
– Average case O(n log n) [good time]
– can be done in place
– Additional space for recursion O(log n)
– Can be slow O(n^2) for nearly sorted or reverse
data.
– Sort used for STL sort()

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End of sorting

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