Analysis Of Algorithm

Sushma Prajapati
Assistant Professor
CO Dept
CKPCET,surat
Email:sushma.prajapati@ckpcet.ac.in
Outline
The efficient algorithm

Average, Best and worst case analysis

Asymptotic Notations

Analysing control statement

The efficiency of Algorithm
● Algorithm efficiency is a property of algorithm which relates to number of
computational resources used by algorithm
● Generally resources by means of
○ Space
○ Time
Analysis Of Algorithm
1. Performance Analysis
● Predicting the resources required(before estimate)
○ Which elements?
○ Whether algorithm is providing exact solution?
○ Easy to understand?
○ Easy to implement?
○ Space?
○ time? Asymptotic Analysis

Gives information about running time of algorithm.

Analysis Of Algorithm (Contd…)
1. Performance Measurement(After Estimate)
● By measuring performance of an algorithm we can determine which algorithm
is better than the other one.
Complexity Of Algorithm
● It is a measure of the amount of the time or space required by the algorithm for an
input of a given size
● Space Complexity
○ amount of space required by an algorithm.By computing it we can analyze whether an algorithm
takes more or less space.
○ Generally represented as:
■ S(p) = C + Sp
■ Where, C constant and Sp is variable part in the algorithm

Example
Complexity Of Algorithm(Contd…)
Space Comlexity Examples:

Iterative function for sum:

Requires space for a[1...n],i,s,n
S(p) = n+3
Complexity Of Algorithm(Contd…)
● Time Complexity:
○ Time complexity of an algorithm is the amount of time taken by an algorithm to run.By computing it,
we come to know whether algorithm is slow or fast.
● Generally our problem is either iterative or recursive
● We follow the frequency count method to calculate the time complexity
● Frequency Count
○ Syntactically or Semantically meaningful segment of a program that has an execution time that is
independent of the instance characteristics
○ Comments, Declaration - 0
■ Assignment Statement - 1
■ Return - 1
Complexity Of Algorithm(Contd…)
Time Complexity Example1
Complexity Of Algorithm(Contd…)
Time Complexity Example2
Average, Best and Worst case analysis
● Best case analysis
○ It is the function defined by the minimum number of steps taken on any instance of size n.
○ For example, while searching an element by using linear searching method we get desired element
at first place itself then it is called best case time complexity.
○ Example:-
○ List is:- 6,8,9,50,4 and we have to find 6.
○ Since only single comparison is made to search so the best case efficiency will be,
○ cbest(n) =1
Average, Best and Worst case analysis
● Worst case analysis
○ It is the function defined by the maximum number of steps taken on any instance of size n.
○ Example:-
○ Let we have to find 20 in list :- 2,5,6,8,20
○ Therefore we have to make 5 comparisons for searching so,
○ cworst(n) = n
○ If we want to find the number 3 in above list, we have to make 5 comparisons to search so the worst
case complexity will be,
○ cworst(n) = n
Average, Best and Worst case analysis
● Average case analysis
○ All possible cases/no. Of cases (very difficult)
○ Generally similar to worst case
○ For example, while searching an element by using linear searching method if desired element is not
present at the first or last position may be somewhere else in the list.
○ Consider A = 1,6,4,3,2,7,8,9.10 ….n then
■ Cn = All possible case time/No. Of cases
■ 1+2+3+4+......+n/n
■ =(n*(n+1)/2)/n
■ =(n+1)/2
Asmptotic Notations
● Term comes from mathematics
● Used to represent simple form of function whose domain are the set of natural
numbers.
● If so many algorithms for the same problem
○ How to find best one ?
○ How to Compare two algorithm by some means?
● Asymptotic notations is used to describe the running time of an algorithm in terms
of functions whose domains are N = {0,1,2,...}.
● It describes the algorithm efficiency and performance in a meaningful way.
Asymptotic Notations
● Most commonly used three notations are,
○ Big-oh - “O”
○ Big-omega - Ω
○ Big-theta - Θ
Asymptotic Notations(Big oh Notation)
The Big-0 notation gives an upper bound on the growth rate of a function

how fast a function grows with the input size

Given function f(n) and g(n), we say that f(n) is О(g(n)) if there are positive constants c ＞
0 and n0 ≥ 1 , such that

f(n) ≤ c*g(n) for all n , n ≥ n0

Asymptotic Notations(Big oh Notation)
Graphical representation of Big oh
Asymptotic Notations(Big oh Notation)
Example: f(n) = 3n+2, g(n) = n

To say that f(n) = O g(n),

We need to prove that, f(n) <= cg(n); where c > 0, n0 >= 1

3n+2 <= cn; If we substitute c = 4, then 3n+2 <= 4n.

If we simplify n >= 2.

Therefore for every n >= 2 and c = 4, f(n) <= c g(n). So f(n) = O g(n).
Asymptotic Notations(Big omega Notation)
The Big-Ω notation provides an asymptotic lower bound .

Given function f(n) and g(n), we say that f(n) is Ω(g(n)) if there are positive constants c ＞
0 and n0 ≥ 1 such that

f(n) ≥ c*g(n) for all n , n ≥ n0

Asymptotic Notations(Big omega Notation)
Graphical representation of Big - omega
Asymptotic Notations(Big omega Notation)
Example

f(n) = 3n+2, g(n) = n

Now check can this f(n) has lower bound as g(n) or not.

f(n) = Ω g(n), this will happen only if f(n) >= c g(n).

In our example, 3n+2 >= cn.

Here c = 1 and n0 >= 1.

This is satisfied so f(n) = Ω g(n).

Asymptotic Notations(Big theta Notation)
Let f(n) and g(n) be two asymptotically positive real-valued functions. We say that f(n) is
𝚯(g(n)) if there is an integer n0 and positive real constants c1 and c2 such that

c1 * g(n) ≤ f(n) ≤ c2 * g(n) for all n ≥ n0

By this method the running time is between upper bound and lower bound.
Asymptotic Notations(Big theta Notation)
Graphical representation of theta notation
Asymptotic Notations(Big theta Notation)
F(n) = 3n+2, g(n) = n

F(n) <= c g(n) where c = 4; That is 3n+2 <= 4n. This is valid for all n0>= 2.So we can say
g(n) is upper bound for f(n).

Now see it is as well as lower bound also.

F(n) >= c g(n); That is 3n+2 >= n. where n0 >= 1.So both the cases are valid for this.
Properties of Asymptotic Notations
Let f and g be the functions and a and b be the real numbers.

1. f(x) is O(g(x)) ⇔ a ≤ b

2. f(x) is Ω(g(x)) ⇔ a ≥ b

3. f(x) is Θ(g(x)) ⇔ a = b

4. f(x) is o(g(x)) ⇔ a < b

5. f(x) is ω(g(x)) ⇔ a > b

Analysing control statement
● To analyze an algorithm, we must notice that each instruction affects the overall
performance of the algorithm and therefore, each instruction must be analyzed
separately to analyze overall performance.
● However, there are some algorithm control structures which are present in each
programming code and have a specific asymptotic analysis.
Analysing control statement (Contd…)
● Various control statements are considered while analyzing the algorithm.Those are:
○ Sequencing
○ If-then-else
○ for loop
○ While loop
Analysing control statement - Sequencing
Suppose the algorithm consists of two parts A and B. A takes time tA and B takes
time tB for computation. According to maximum rule, this computation time is
(max (tA,tB)).

Computation Time = tA + tB

= (max (tA,tB)

= (max (O (n), θ (n2)) = θ (n2)

Analysing control statement - if-then-else
According to the maximum rule, this computation time is max (tA,tB).

Total Computation = (max (tA,tB))

= max (O (n2), θ (n2) = θ
(n2)
Analysing control statement - for loop
For i ← 1 to n For i ← 1 to n
{
{ For j ← 1 to n
P (i) {
} P (ij)
}
}
References
● Computer Algorithm By sartaj sahni
● Introduction to Algorithms,Second edition By Corman
● https://www.tutorialspoint.com