Intro to the
Insertion Sort Algorithm
- The Insertion Sort
algorithm
will:
- Selects the
next
unsorted element/key
in the array
- Insert (= exchange) it
towards the front
into its
correct position
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- Consider the
following input:
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Intro to the
Insertion Sort Algorithm
- The Insertion Sort
algorithm
will:
- Selects the
next
unsorted element/key
in the array
- Insert (= exchange) it
towards the front
into its
correct position
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- Suppose we have
sorted the
first 5 elements/keys of the
array with
Insertion Sort:
2 9 8 4 7 6 1
2 4 7 8 9 6 1
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Intro to the
Insertion Sort Algorithm
- The Insertion Sort
algorithm
will:
- Selects the
next
unsorted element/key
in the array
- Insert (= exchange) it
towards the front
into its
correct position
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- The next iteration of
the Insertion Sort
algorithm
proceeds as follows:
2 9 8 4 7 6 1
2 4 7 8 9 6 1 // Compare 9 with 6 --> swap
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Intro to the
Insertion Sort Algorithm
- The Insertion Sort
algorithm
will:
- Selects the
next
unsorted element/key
in the array
- Insert (= exchange) it
towards the front
into its
correct position
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- The next iteration of
the Insertion Sort
algorithm
proceeds as follows:
2 9 8 4 7 6 1
2 4 7 8 9 6 1
2 4 7 8 6 9 1 // Compare 8 with 6 --> swap
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Intro to the
Insertion Sort Algorithm
- The Insertion Sort
algorithm
will:
- Selects the
next
unsorted element/key
in the array
- Insert (= exchange) it
towards the front
into its
correct position
|
- The next iteration of
the Insertion Sort
algorithm
proceeds as follows:
2 9 8 4 7 6 1
2 4 7 8 9 6 1
2 4 7 8 6 9 1
2 4 7 6 8 9 1 // Compare 7 with 6 --> swap
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Intro to the
Insertion Sort Algorithm
- The Insertion Sort
algorithm
will:
- Selects the
next
unsorted element/key
in the array
- Insert (= exchange) it
towards the front
into its
correct position
|
- The next iteration of
the Insertion Sort
algorithm
proceeds as follows:
2 9 8 4 7 6 1
2 4 7 8 9 6 1
2 4 7 8 6 9 1
2 4 7 6 8 9 1
2 4 6 7 8 9 1 // Compare 4 with 6 --> STOP
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The Insertion Sort Algorithm
We start writing the
header of the
InsertionSort( )
algorithm as
a generic method:
public static <T extends Comparable<T>> void sort( T[] arr )
{
int n = arr.length;
for (int i = 1; i < n; i++) // Repeat n-1 times
{
// Compare arr[i] with each prior element
for ( int j = i; j > 0; j-- )
{
if ( arr[j-1].compareTo(arr[j]) > 0 ) // 9 6 -> out of place
exch( arr, j-1, j); // Swap list[j-1] and list[j]
else
break;
}
}
}
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The Insertion Sort Algorithm
Repeat the
steps
n−1 times:
public static <T extends Comparable<T>> void sort( T[] arr )
{
int n = arr.length;
for (int i = 1; i < n; i++) // Repeat n-1 times
{
// Compare arr[i] with each prior element
for ( int j = i; j > 0; j-- )
{
if ( arr[j-1].compareTo(arr[j]) > 0 ) // 9 6 -> out of place
exch( arr, j-1, j); // Swap list[j-1] and list[j]
else
break;
}
}
}
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The Insertion Sort Algorithm
Move
element
arr[i]
to its
correct position:
public static <T extends Comparable<T>> void sort( T[] arr )
{
int n = arr.length;
for (int i = 1; i < n; i++) // Repeat n-1 times
{
// Compare adjacent pairs starting at (i-1, i)
for ( int j = i; j > 0; j-- )
{
if ( arr[j-1].compareTo(arr[j]) > 0 ) // 9 6 -> out of place
exch( arr, j-1, j); // Swap list[j-1] and list[j]
else
break;
}
}
}
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The Insertion Sort Algorithm
Move
element
arr[i]
forward if
it is
out-of-place:
public static <T extends Comparable<T>> void sort( T[] arr )
{
int n = arr.length;
for (int i = 1; i < n; i++) // Repeat n-1 times
{
// Compare adjacent pairs starting at (i-1, i)
for ( int j = i; j > 0; j-- )
{
if ( arr[j-1].compareTo(arr[j]) > 0 ) // 9 6 -> out of place
exch( arr, j-1, j); // Swap list[j-1] and list[j]
else
break;
}
}
}
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The Insertion Sort Algorithm
Finish the iteration if
element
arr[i]
is
in its
correct position:
public static <T extends Comparable<T>> void sort( T[] arr )
{
int n = arr.length;
for (int i = 1; i < n; i++) // Repeat n-1 times
{
// Compare adjacent pairs starting at (i-1, i)
for ( int j = i; j > 0; j-- )
{
if ( arr[j-1].compareTo(arr[j]) > 0 ) // 9 6 -> out of place
exch( arr, j-1, j); // Swap list[j-1] and list[j]
else
break;
}
}
}
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DEMO:
demo/14-sort/03-bubble-sort/InsertionSort.java
+ Demo.java (Integer)
+ Demo2.java (String)
Runtime analysis of the Insertion Sort
- The loop structure of
the Insertion Sort
algorithm
(assuming array length
=
n):
for (int i = 1; i < n; i++)
for ( int j = i; j > 0; j-- )
doPrimitive(); // Worst case analysis (ignore break)
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Analysis:
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Runtime analysis of the Insertion Sort
- The loop structure of
the Insertion Sort
algorithm
(assuming array length
=
n):
for (int i = 1; i < n; i++)
for ( int j = i; j > 0; j-- )
doPrimitive(); // Worst case analysis (ignore break)
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Analysis:
The variable i takes on these values:
i = 1 2 3 .... n-1
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Runtime analysis of the Insertion Sort
- The loop structure of
the Insertion Sort
algorithm
(assuming array length
=
n):
for (int i = 1; i < n; i++)
for ( int j = i; j > 0; j-- )
doPrimitive(); // Worst case analysis (ignore break)
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Analysis:
The variable j takes on these values for each i:
i = 1 2 3 .... n-1
j = 1 2 3 .... n-1
1 2 .... n-2
1 .... n-3
...
1
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Runtime analysis of the Insertion Sort
- The loop structure of
the Insertion Sort
algorithm
(assuming array length
=
n):
for (int i = 1; i < n; i++)
for ( int j = i; j > 0; j-- )
doPrimitive(); // Worst case analysis (ignore break)
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Analysis:
The variable j takes on these values for each i:
i = 1 2 3 .... n-1
j = 1 2 3 .... n-1
1 2 .... n-2
1 .... n-3
...
1
#Iterations = 1 + 2 + 3 + .... + (n-1) (Triangular sum !)
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Runtime analysis of the Insertion Sort
- The loop structure of
the Insertion Sort
algorithm
(assuming array length
=
n):
for (int i = 1; i < n; i++)
for ( int j = i; j > 0; j-- )
doPrimitive(); // Worst case analysis (ignore break)
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Analysis:
The variable j takes on these values for each i:
i = 1 2 3 .... n-1
j = 1 2 3 .... n-1
1 2 .... n-2
1 .... n-3
...
1
#Iterations = 1 + 2 + 3 + .... + (n-1) (Triangular sum !)
= (n-1)n/2
Runtime = O(n2) (Same as Selection and Bubble sorts)
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Additional properties of
Insertion Sort algorithm
- Recall:
In-place
- A sorting algorithm is
in-place
if it
does not
require
another array
to execute the algorithm
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The Insertion Sort
algorithm is
an
in-place
sorting algorithm
- Recall:
Stable:
- A sorting algorithm
is
stable
if
it preserves
the
relative order
of equal keys in the array
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The Insertion Sort
algorithm is
stable
(Because it
only
swap adjacent elements and
will never swap
2 keys that are
equal)
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