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1. MinAvgTwoSlice

Find the minimal average of any slice containing at least two elements.

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A non-empty array A consisting of N integers is given. A pair of integers (P, Q), such that 0 ≤ P < Q < N, is called a slice of array A (notice that the slice contains at least two elements). The average of a slice (P, Q) is the sum of A[P] + A[P + 1] + ... + A[Q] divided by the length of the slice. To be precise, the average equals (A[P] + A[P + 1] + ... + A[Q]) / (Q − P + 1).

For example, array A such that:

A[0] = 4 A[1] = 2 A[2] = 2 A[3] = 5 A[4] = 1 A[5] = 5 A[6] = 8

contains the following example slices:

slice (1, 2), whose average is (2 + 2) / 2 = 2;

slice (3, 4), whose average is (5 + 1) / 2 = 3;

slice (1, 4), whose average is (2 + 2 + 5 + 1) / 4 = 2.5.

The goal is to find the starting position of a slice whose average is minimal.

Write a function:

function solution(A);

that, given a non-empty array A consisting of N integers, returns the starting position of the slice with the minimal average. If there is more than one slice with a minimal average, you should return the smallest starting position of such a slice.

For example, given array A such that:

A[0] = 4 A[1] = 2 A[2] = 2 A[3] = 5 A[4] = 1 A[5] = 5 A[6] = 8

the function should return 1, as explained above.

Write an efficient algorithm for the following assumptions:

N is an integer within the range [2..100,000];

each element of array A is an integer within the range [−10,000..10,000].

Solution

Programming language used JavaScript

Time spent on task 22 minutes

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Task timeline

Code: 02:11:21 UTC, js, verify, result: Failed

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//Using modified version of Kadane's algorithm
function solution(A) {
    // you can use console.log for debugging purposes, i.e.
    // console.log('this is debug message');
    // write your code in JavaScript (ECMA-262, 5th edition)
    var minSliceArray = [],
        counter = A.length - 2,
        currMinSliceLength = 0;
        
    minSliceArray[counter] = (A[counter] + A[counter + 1]) / 2;
    currMinSliceLength = 2;
    counter--;
    
    while (counter >= 0) {
        var a = (A[counter] + A[counter + 1]) / 2,
            b = (A[counter] + minSliceArray[counter + 1] * currMinSliceLength) / (currMinSliceLength + 1) ;
        if (a < b) {
            minSliceArray[counter] = a;
            currMinSliceLength = 2;
        } else {
            minSliceArray[counter] = b;
            currMinSliceLength++;
        }
        counter--;
    }
    console.log(minSliceArray)
}

Analysis

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example
example test

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RUNTIME ERROR
tested program terminated unexpectedly

Code: 02:14:00 UTC, js, verify, result: Failed

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//Using modified version of Kadane's algorithm
function solution(A) {
    // you can use console.log for debugging purposes, i.e.
    // console.log('this is debug message');
    // write your code in JavaScript (ECMA-262, 5th edition)
    var minSliceArray = [],
        counter = A.length - 2,
        currMinSliceLength = 0,
        min = Number.INFINITY,
        minIndex = -1;
        
    minSliceArray[counter] = (A[counter] + A[counter + 1]) / 2;
    currMinSliceLength = 2;
    counter--;
    
    while (counter >= 0) {
        var a = (A[counter] + A[counter + 1]) / 2,
            b = (A[counter] + minSliceArray[counter + 1] * currMinSliceLength) / (currMinSliceLength + 1) ;
        if (a < b) {
            minSliceArray[counter] = a;
            currMinSliceLength = 2;
        } else {
            minSliceArray[counter] = b;
            currMinSliceLength++;
        }
        counter--;
    }
    
    for (var i = 0; i < minSliceArray.length; i++) {
        if (minSliceArray[i] < min) {
            min = minSliceArray[i];
            minIndex = i''
        }
    }
    console.log(minIndex);
}

Analysis

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example
example test

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RUNTIME ERROR
tested program terminated unexpectedly

Code: 02:14:18 UTC, js, verify, result: Failed

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//Using modified version of Kadane's algorithm
function solution(A) {
    // you can use console.log for debugging purposes, i.e.
    // console.log('this is debug message');
    // write your code in JavaScript (ECMA-262, 5th edition)
    var minSliceArray = [],
        counter = A.length - 2,
        currMinSliceLength = 0,
        min = Number.INFINITY,
        minIndex = -1;
        
    minSliceArray[counter] = (A[counter] + A[counter + 1]) / 2;
    currMinSliceLength = 2;
    counter--;
    
    while (counter >= 0) {
        var a = (A[counter] + A[counter + 1]) / 2,
            b = (A[counter] + minSliceArray[counter + 1] * currMinSliceLength) / (currMinSliceLength + 1) ;
        if (a < b) {
            minSliceArray[counter] = a;
            currMinSliceLength = 2;
        } else {
            minSliceArray[counter] = b;
            currMinSliceLength++;
        }
        counter--;
    }
    
    for (var i = 0; i < minSliceArray.length; i++) {
        if (minSliceArray[i] < min) {
            min = minSliceArray[i];
            minIndex = i;
        }
    }
    return minIndex;
}

Analysis

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example
example test

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WRONG ANSWER
got -1 expected 1

Code: 02:14:58 UTC, js, verify, result: Passed

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//Using modified version of Kadane's algorithm
function solution(A) {
    // you can use console.log for debugging purposes, i.e.
    // console.log('this is debug message');
    // write your code in JavaScript (ECMA-262, 5th edition)
    var minSliceArray = [],
        counter = A.length - 2,
        currMinSliceLength = 0,
        min = Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY,
        minIndex = -1;
        
    minSliceArray[counter] = (A[counter] + A[counter + 1]) / 2;
    currMinSliceLength = 2;
    counter--;
    
    while (counter >= 0) {
        var a = (A[counter] + A[counter + 1]) / 2,
            b = (A[counter] + minSliceArray[counter + 1] * currMinSliceLength) / (currMinSliceLength + 1) ;
        if (a < b) {
            minSliceArray[counter] = a;
            currMinSliceLength = 2;
        } else {
            minSliceArray[counter] = b;
            currMinSliceLength++;
        }
        counter--;
    }
    
    for (var i = 0; i < minSliceArray.length; i++) {
        if (minSliceArray[i] < min) {
            min = minSliceArray[i];
            minIndex = i;
        }
    }
    return minIndex;
}

Analysis

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example
example test

✔

Code: 02:21:12 UTC, js, verify, result: Passed

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/*
 * Using modified version of Kadane's algorithm
 * The key logic is that for an array A of length N, 
 * if M[k + 1] is the minimum slice of a subarray from k + 1 to any element
 * between k+2 to n, then M[k] is either the average of A[k] and A[k + 1], or
 * the average of the elements k and the elements in M[k + 1]
 */
function solution(A) {
    // you can use console.log for debugging purposes, i.e.
    // console.log('this is debug message');
    // write your code in JavaScript (ECMA-262, 5th edition)
    var minSliceArray = [],
        counter = A.length - 2,
        currMinSliceLength = 0,
        min = Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY,
        minIndex = -1;
        
    minSliceArray[counter] = (A[counter] + A[counter + 1]) / 2;
    currMinSliceLength = 2;
    counter--;
    
    while (counter >= 0) {
        var a = (A[counter] + A[counter + 1]) / 2,
            b = (A[counter] + minSliceArray[counter + 1] * currMinSliceLength) / (currMinSliceLength + 1) ;
        if (a < b) {
            minSliceArray[counter] = a;
            currMinSliceLength = 2;
        } else {
            minSliceArray[counter] = b;
            currMinSliceLength++;
        }
        counter--;
    }
    
    //loops through the minSliceArray and find the minimum slice
    for (var i = 0; i < minSliceArray.length; i++) {
        if (minSliceArray[i] < min) {
            min = minSliceArray[i];
            minIndex = i;
        }
    }
    return minIndex;
}

Analysis

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example
example test

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Code: 02:21:19 UTC, js, verify, result: Passed

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/*
 * Using modified version of Kadane's algorithm
 * The key logic is that for an array A of length N, 
 * if M[k + 1] is the minimum slice of a subarray from k + 1 to any element
 * between k+2 to n, then M[k] is either the average of A[k] and A[k + 1], or
 * the average of the elements k and the elements in M[k + 1]
 */
function solution(A) {
    // you can use console.log for debugging purposes, i.e.
    // console.log('this is debug message');
    // write your code in JavaScript (ECMA-262, 5th edition)
    var minSliceArray = [],
        counter = A.length - 2,
        currMinSliceLength = 0,
        min = Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY,
        minIndex = -1;
        
    minSliceArray[counter] = (A[counter] + A[counter + 1]) / 2;
    currMinSliceLength = 2;
    counter--;
    
    while (counter >= 0) {
        var a = (A[counter] + A[counter + 1]) / 2,
            b = (A[counter] + minSliceArray[counter + 1] * currMinSliceLength) / (currMinSliceLength + 1) ;
        if (a < b) {
            minSliceArray[counter] = a;
            currMinSliceLength = 2;
        } else {
            minSliceArray[counter] = b;
            currMinSliceLength++;
        }
        counter--;
    }
    
    //loops through the minSliceArray and find the minimum slice
    for (var i = 0; i < minSliceArray.length; i++) {
        if (minSliceArray[i] < min) {
            min = minSliceArray[i];
            minIndex = i;
        }
    }
    return minIndex;
}

Analysis

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example
example test

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Code: 02:21:22 UTC, js, final, score: 90

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/*
 * Using modified version of Kadane's algorithm
 * The key logic is that for an array A of length N, 
 * if M[k + 1] is the minimum slice of a subarray from k + 1 to any element
 * between k+2 to n, then M[k] is either the average of A[k] and A[k + 1], or
 * the average of the elements k and the elements in M[k + 1]
 */
function solution(A) {
    // you can use console.log for debugging purposes, i.e.
    // console.log('this is debug message');
    // write your code in JavaScript (ECMA-262, 5th edition)
    var minSliceArray = [],
        counter = A.length - 2,
        currMinSliceLength = 0,
        min = Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY,
        minIndex = -1;
        
    minSliceArray[counter] = (A[counter] + A[counter + 1]) / 2;
    currMinSliceLength = 2;
    counter--;
    
    while (counter >= 0) {
        var a = (A[counter] + A[counter + 1]) / 2,
            b = (A[counter] + minSliceArray[counter + 1] * currMinSliceLength) / (currMinSliceLength + 1) ;
        if (a < b) {
            minSliceArray[counter] = a;
            currMinSliceLength = 2;
        } else {
            minSliceArray[counter] = b;
            currMinSliceLength++;
        }
        counter--;
    }
    
    //loops through the minSliceArray and find the minimum slice
    for (var i = 0; i < minSliceArray.length; i++) {
        if (minSliceArray[i] < min) {
            min = minSliceArray[i];
            minIndex = i;
        }
    }
    return minIndex;
}

Analysis summary

The following issues have been detected: wrong answers.

Analysis

Detected time complexity:

O(N)

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example
example test

✔

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double_quadruple
two or four elements

✔

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simple1
simple test, the best slice has length 3

✔

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simple2
simple test, the best slice has length 3

✔

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small_random
random, length = 100

✔

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medium_range
increasing, decreasing (legth = ~100) and small functional

✘

WRONG ANSWER
got 5 expected 3

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medium_random
random, N = ~700

✔

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large_ones
numbers from -1 to 1, N = ~100,000

✔

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large_random
random, N = ~100,000

✔

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extreme_values
all maximal values, N = ~100,000

✔

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large_sequence
many seqeneces, N = ~100,000

✔