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A159325
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Median number of comparisons used by insertion sort on n (distinct) elements
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0, 1, 3, 5, 8, 11, 15, 19, 24, 30, 36, 42, 49, 56, 64, 73, 82, 91, 101, 111, 122, 134, 146, 158, 171, 185
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OFFSET
| 1,3
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COMMENTS
| The frequencies of the number of comparisons are given by sequence A129178, so if Sum_k=0..i-1 A129178(n,k) < n!/2 and Sum_k=0..i A129178(n,k) > n!/2, then the median is entry i, which corresponds to n(n-1)/2-i comparisons.
Close to average number of comparisons: A159324(n)/n!
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EXAMPLE
| For n=3, permutations 123,132,213,231,312,321 require 3,3,3,2,3,2 comparisons respectively, so the median is 3.
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CROSSREFS
| Cf. A129178, A159323, A159324
Sequence in context: A024169 A078126 A024206 * A049706 A080415 A175489
Adjacent sequences: A159322 A159323 A159324 * A159326 A159327 A159328
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KEYWORD
| nonn
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AUTHOR
| Harmen Wassenaar (towr(AT)ai.rug.nl), Apr 10 2009
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