Research Article

PS-FW: A Hybrid Algorithm Based on Particle Swarm and Fireworks for Global Optimization

Table 15

The results of Friedman test for the different strategies of PS-FW over the mean and standard deviation of optimal solutions based on Tables 13 and 14 (the best ranks are marked in bold).

Mean Std

Results
 Chi-square
value
Friedman ranks of algorithms
 Strategy-1
 Strategy-2
 Strategy-3
 Strategy-4
 Strategy-5
 Strategy-6
 Strategy-7