Introduction to Algorithms
Introduction to Algorithms
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780262033848
Author: Thomas H. Cormen, Ronald L. Rivest, Charles E. Leiserson, Clifford Stein
Publisher: MIT Press
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Chapter 9, Problem 2P

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To argue that the median x1,x2,......xn is the weighted median of the xi with weight wi=1/n for i=1,2,....,n .

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To explain the procedure to computes weighted median of n elements using sorting technique.

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To explain the procedure to computes weighted median of n elements usinglinear-time median algorithm.

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To argue that the weighted median is the best solution for the 1-dimension post-office location problems using distance between a and bbe d(a,b)=|ab| .

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To find the best solution for the 2-dimension post-office location problem using distance function d(a,b)=|x1y1|+|x2y2|

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