Robust peak detection algorithm (using z-scores) I came up with an algorithm that works very well for these types of datasets. It is based on the principle of dispersion: if a new datapoint is a given x …

Aug 26, 2008 · How do I calculate the distance between two points specified by latitude and longitude? For clarification, I'd like the distance in kilometers; the points use the WGS84 system and I'd like to …

Jan 8, 2011 · How would you go about testing all possible combinations of additions from a given set N of numbers so they add up to a given final number? A brief example: Set of numbers to add: N = …

If you google for sort order windows explorer you will find out that Windows Explorer (since Windows XP) obviously uses the function StrCmpLogicalW in the sort order "by name". I did not find …

Sep 1, 2009 · Algorithm A can't tell the difference between two similar inputs instances where only x 's value changes. If x is the minimum in one of these instances and not in the other, then A will fail to …

Sep 24, 2008 · 60 The following recursive algorithm picks all of the k-element combinations from an ordered set: choose the first element i of your combination combine i with each of the combinations …

Dec 30, 2008 · A friend was in need of an algorithm that would let him loop through the elements of an NxM matrix (N and M are odd). I came up with a solution, but I wanted to see if my fellow SO'ers …

Each algorithm is best suited for certain types of image transformations and you can take advantage of that. At the top, the fastest algorithms; at the bottom the slowest (though more accurate). You might …

Aug 13, 2013 · Each search algorithm comes in several variations that can make significant differences to its performance, as, for example, this paper illustrates. Benchmark your service to categorize the …

Mar 18, 2010 · Both quicksort and heapsort do in-place sorting. Which is better? What are the applications and cases in which either is preferred?