Count sort is O(n+k), since k~n^2 here, it will be O(N^2).
Radix sort has complexity O(r.n) which is nearly O(n logn).
Are you sure that the person asking this question wanted O(n) ?

On Jun 26, 1:31 pm, radha krishnan <[email protected]>
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> On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 1:44 PM, ross <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Given a sequence of numbers in the range of 1-N^2, what is the most
> > efficient way to sort the numbers (better than NlgN)..
> > Can counting sort be used here? Is an O(N) solution possible..
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