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

Table 4

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

i	Algorithms	𝑧=(𝑅0−𝑅𝑖)/SE	P	Holm; Hochberg; Hommel	Holland	Rom	Finner	Li
4	PSO	7.321863	0	0.0125	0.012741	0.013109	0.012741	0.007325
3	IWO	5.384422	0	0.016667	0.016952	0.016667	0.025321	0.007325
2	RCGA	0.63888	0.522901	0.025	0.025321	0.025	0.037739	0.007325
1	BGA	0.175321	0.860828	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05