A Comparative Analysis of Nature-Inspired Optimization Approaches to 2D Geometric Modelling for Turbomachinery Applications

Table 3

Post hoc results by Quade comparison test (reference algorithm: DE).

i	Algorithms	𝑧=(𝑅0−𝑅𝑖)/SE	P	Holm Hochberg Hommel	Holland	Rom	Finner	Li
4	PSO	5.522134	0	0.0125	0.012741	0.013109	0.012741	0.045765
3	IWO	5.063582	0	0.016667	0.016952	0.016667	0.025321	0.045765
2	RCGA	3.02449	0.002491	0.025	0.025321	0.025	0.037739	0.045765
1	BGA	1.512245	0.130472	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05