Which of the following methods is the most effective for picking the pivot element?(a) first element(b) last element(c) median-of-three partitioning(d) random elementThe question was posed to me by my college director while I was bunking the class.My doubt is from Quicksort topic in portion Sorting of Data Structures & Algorithms II

Which of the following methods is the most effective for picking the p

1.	Which of the following methods is the most effective for picking the pivot element?(a) first element(b) last element(c) median-of-three partitioning(d) random elementThe question was posed to me by my college director while I was bunking the class.My doubt is from Quicksort topic in portion Sorting of Data Structures & Algorithms II
Answer» Correct option is (c) median-of-three partitioning Explanation: Median-of-three partitioning is the BEST method for CHOOSING an appropriate pivot ELEMENT. Picking a first, last or random element as a pivot is not MUCH EFFECTIVE.

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