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You still can do 3 or 4 but with slight modifications
https://arxiv.org/abs/1409.3600
For example, for 4 elements, it's advised to take lower median for the first half and upper median for the second half. Then the complexity will be linear
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You still can do 3 or 4 but with slight modifications
https://arxiv.org/abs/1409.3600
For example, for 4 elements, it's advised to take lower median for the first half and upper median for the second half. Then the complexity will be linear