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2012
ACM
13 years 8 months ago
2012
ACM
We consider the problem of recovering items matching a partially specified pattern in multidimensional trees (quad trees and k-d trees). We assume the traditional model where the...
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SODA
2012
ACM
13 years 8 months ago
2012
ACM
Statistical data frequently includes outliers; these can distort the results of estimation procedures and optimization problems. For this reason, loss functions which deemphasize ...
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SODA
2012
ACM
13 years 8 months ago
2012
ACM
We consider the dictionary problem in external memory and improve the update time of the wellknown buffer tree by roughly a logarithmic factor. For any λ ≥ max{lg lg n, logM/B(...
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SODA
2012
ACM
13 years 8 months ago
2012
ACM
We resolve the problem of small-space approximate selection in random-order streams. Specifically, we present an algorithm that reads the n elements of a set in random order and ...
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SODA
2012
ACM
13 years 8 months ago
2012
ACM
In this work we design a general method for proving moment inequalities for polynomials of independent random variables. Our method works for a wide range of random variables incl...