Module 5: Disk-based Index Structures
Lecture 26: Pyramid Technique and VA-files
Analysis
Dimension
has
slices along it
Slices contain nearly equal amount of data
Slices are kept constant
May require periodic re-organization for efficiency
Probability that there is a point inside a cell is
Probability that a grid cell contains more than one point is
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Example:
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More dimensions are better
Most cells are empty