using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
namespace AdditionalMathf
{
public static class NOrderStatExtension
{
///
/// Partitions the given list around a pivot element such that all elements on left of pivot are <= pivot
/// and the ones at thr right are > pivot. This method can be used for sorting, N-order statistics such as
/// as median finding algorithms.
/// Pivot is selected ranodmly if random number generator is supplied else its selected as last element in the list.
/// Reference: Introduction to Algorithms 3rd Edition, Corman et al, pp 171
///
private static int Partition(this IList list, int start, int end, Random rnd = null)
where T : IComparable
{
if (rnd != null)
list.Swap(end, rnd.Next(start, end + 1));
var pivot = list[end];
var lastLow = start - 1;
for (var i = start; i < end; i++)
{
if (list[i].CompareTo(pivot) <= 0)
list.Swap(i, ++lastLow);
}
list.Swap(end, ++lastLow);
return lastLow;
}
///
/// Returns Nth smallest element from the list. Here n starts from 0 so that n=0 returns minimum, n=1 returns 2nd smallest element etc.
/// Note: specified list would be mutated in the process.
/// Reference: Introduction to Algorithms 3rd Edition, Corman et al, pp 216
///
public static T NthOrderStatistic(this IList list, int n, Random rnd = null) where T : IComparable
{
return NthOrderStatistic(list, n, 0, list.Count - 1, rnd);
}
private static T NthOrderStatistic(this IList list, int n, int start, int end, Random rnd)
where T : IComparable
{
while (true)
{
var pivotIndex = list.Partition(start, end, rnd);
if (pivotIndex == n)
return list[pivotIndex];
if (n < pivotIndex)
end = pivotIndex - 1;
else
start = pivotIndex + 1;
}
}
public static void Swap(this IList list, int i, int j)
{
if (i == j) //This check is not required but Partition function may make many calls so its for perf reason
return;
var temp = list[i];
list[i] = list[j];
list[j] = temp;
}
///
/// Note: specified list would be mutated in the process.
///
public static T Median(this IList list) where T : IComparable
{
return list.NthOrderStatistic((list.Count - 1) / 2);
}
public static double Median(this IEnumerable sequence, Func getValue)
{
var list = sequence.Select(getValue).ToList();
var mid = (list.Count - 1) / 2;
return list.NthOrderStatistic(mid);
}
}
}