Suppose we modify the deterministic version of the quick-sort algorithm so that, instead of selecting the last

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Suppose we modify the deterministic version of the quick-sort algorithm so that, instead of selecting the last element in an n-element sequence as the pivot, we choose the element at index ⌊n/2⌋. What is the running time of this version of quick-sort on a sequence that is already sorted?

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Data Structures and Algorithms in Java

ISBN: 978-1118771334

6th edition

Authors: Michael T. Goodrich, Roberto Tamassia, Michael H. Goldwasser

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