Experimental Methods for the Analysis of Optimization Algorithms

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Bartz-Beielstein, Thomas (Editor), Chiarandini, Marco (Editor), Paquete, Luís (Editor), Preuss, Mike (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Subjects: Computer science.; Mathematical statistics.; Algorithms.; Operations research.; Management science.; Statistics.; Complexity, Computational.; Computer Science.; Probability and Statistics in Computer Science.; Operations Research, Management Science.; Statistics for Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Earth Sciences.; Complexity.

In operations research and computer science it is common practice to evaluate the performance of optimization algorithms on the basis of computational results, and the experimental approach should follow accepted principles that guarantee the reliability and reproducibility of results. However, comp...