You are given an integer array nums and you have to return a new counts array. The counts array has the property where counts[i] is the number of smaller elements to the right of nums[i].
Example:
Given nums = [5, 2, 6, 1]
To the right of 5 there are 2 smaller elements (2 and 1). To the right of 2 there is only 1 smaller element (1). To the right of 6 there is 1 smaller element (1). To the right of 1 there is 0 smaller element. Return the array [2, 1, 1, 0].
Binary index tree for inversion counting
- normalize the numbers to 1..N
- accumulate frequency at inversed order
http://pavelsimo.blogspot.com/2012/09/counting-inversions-in-array-using-BIT.html