Practice Selection Sort Strategy (16.2.2) - Selection Sort - Data Structures and Algorithms in Python
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Selection Sort Strategy

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Question 1 Easy

What is the primary operational principle of selection sort?

💡 Hint: Think about what you would naturally do when organizing items.

Question 2 Easy

Explain how you would start sorting five exam papers with selection sort.

💡 Hint: Start with the scores and think about what to do first.

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Question 1

What is the time complexity of selection sort?

O(n)
O(n^2)
O(log n)

💡 Hint: Remember how the number of comparisons increases as the list size grows.

Question 2

True or False: Selection sort can sort a list in place.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider what 'in place' sorting means.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Consider a list of integers. Implement a modified version of selection sort that counts the number of swaps made.

💡 Hint: Be careful to only count swaps when a change occurs.

Challenge 2 Hard

Why might a variation of selection sort that looks for the largest number each time be beneficial?

💡 Hint: Think about when you might prefer descending order for data analysis or output.

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