Research Article

Statistical Design of Genetic Algorithms for Combinatorial Optimization Problems

Table 1

Common patterns in designing GA components and their parameters.

ComponentOperatorsParametersSymbols

Parent selectionRoulette 𝐴 1
TournamentTour size 𝐴 2
Random 𝐴 3
Unlike 𝐴 4

RecombinationOne pointCrossover probability 𝐵 1
Two pointCrossover probability 𝐵 2
UniformCrossover probability 𝐵 3

MutationProb. to any childMutation probability 𝐶 1
Prob. to any geneMutation probability 𝐶 2

Replacement methods( 𝑀 + 𝐿 ) 𝐿 𝐷 1
( 𝑀 , 𝐿 ) 𝐿 𝐷 2
ElitismNumber of chromosomes for reproduction 𝐷 3
Preselection 𝐷 4

Stopping criteriaPassiveNumber of iteration/time 𝐸 1
SequentialNumber of the successive iterations with the same best solution 𝐸 2