Editorial for DMOPC '15 Contest 1 P1 - Itami and Manga

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Author: cheesecake

Sort the ratings in any order and the answer is the name that corresponds with the highest rating.

Time Complexity: $\mathcal{O}(N \log N)$ ~\mathcal{O}(N \log N)~

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Riolku commented on Dec. 29, 2018, 8:35 p.m. ← edit 2 →

Alternatively, keep a running best rating and name, and then update the best rating. Output the best name at the end.

This is faster than $\mathcal{O}(N \log N)$ ~\mathcal{O}(N \log N)~, it is $\mathcal{O}(N)$ ~\mathcal{O}(N)~.