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require 'active_support/all' | |
def balance_group(members) | |
group1, group2 = members.in_groups(2) | |
mean1, mean2 = (group1.sum/group1.size.to_f), (group2.sum/group2.size.to_f) | |
if mean1.to_i == mean2.to_i | |
return [{mean: mean1, group: group1}, {mean: mean2, group: group2}] | |
else | |
balance_group(members.shuffle) | |
end | |
end | |
members = Array.new(10) { rand(5...10) } | |
# => [5, 6, 6, 8, 9, 7, 9, 7, 7, 9] | |
balance_group(members) | |
# => [{:mean=>7.6, :group=>[8, 7, 9, 7, 7]}, {:mean=>7.0, :group=>[6, 6, 5, 9, 9]}] | |
balance_group(members) | |
# => [{:mean=>7.4, :group=>[9, 7, 5, 9, 7]}, {:mean=>7.2, :group=>[8, 7, 6, 6, 9]}] |
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require 'active_support/all' | |
def balance_group(members, size = 2) | |
return unless members.size % size == 0 | |
groups = members.in_groups(size) | |
means = groups.map{|group| {group: group, mean: (group.sum/group.size.to_f).to_i} } | |
if means.map{|x| x[:mean]}.uniq.size <= 1 | |
return means | |
else | |
balance_group(members.shuffle, size) | |
end | |
end | |
# members = Array.new(15) { rand(5...10) } | |
# => [8, 5, 5, 9, 6, 6, 6, 5, 9, 9, 5, 9, 6, 9, 8] | |
# balance_group(members,3) | |
# => [{:group=>[5, 9, 9, 6, 6], :mean=>7}, {:group=>[5, 9, 5, 8, 8], :mean=>7}, {:group=>[9, 5, 9, 6, 6], :mean=>7}] |
I'm getting an issue in some cases, you can reproduce it by using the next array.
a = [5, 4, 5, 3, 5, 5, 2, 6, 9, 5]
balance_group(a)
The issue is:
SystemStackError: stack level too deep
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Todo: Improve conditional statement (
if mean1.to_i == mean2.to_i
), in order to have more accurate results