Order statistics Select the ith smallest of n elements(the element with rank i i=l: minimum, .i=n: marimum, i=L(n+1)/2]or[(n+1)/2 median Naive algorithm: Sort and index ith element Worst-case running time =o(n Ig n)+o(1 o(nIg n using merge sort or heapsort(not quicksort) c 2001 by Charles E Leiserson
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