Mathematical Problems in Engineering

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A Novel Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm for Function Optimization

Table 2

Best, worst, median, mean, and standard deviation values obtained by ABC and NABC through 30 independent runs on 11 functions.


Function	Dim		Best	Worst	Median	Mean	SD	Significant

	30	ABC						+
	30	NABC						+
	60	ABC						+
	60	NABC						+
	100	ABC						+
	100	NABC						+

	30	ABC						+
	30	NABC						+
	60	ABC						+
	60	NABC						+
	100	ABC						+
	100	NABC						+

	30	ABC						+
	30	NABC						+
	60	ABC						+
	60	NABC						+
	100	ABC						+
	100	NABC						+

	30	ABC						+
	30	NABC						+
	60	ABC						+
	60	NABC						+
	100	ABC						+
	100	NABC						+

	30	ABC	0	0	0	0	0
	30	NABC	0	0	0	0	0	≈
	60	ABC	0	0	0	0	0
	60	NABC	0	0	0	0	0	≈
	100	ABC	0	0	0	0	0
	100	NABC	0	0	0	0	0	≈

	30	ABC						≈
	30	NABC						≈
	60	ABC
	60	NABC						≈
	100	ABC
	100	NABC						≈

	30	ABC						+
	30	NABC						+
	60	ABC						+
	60	NABC						+
	100	ABC						+
	100	NABC						+

	30	ABC						+
	30	NABC						+
	60	ABC						+
	60	NABC						+
	100	ABC						+
	100	NABC						+

	30	ABC						+
	30	NABC						+
	60	ABC						+
	60	NABC						+
	100	ABC						+
	100	NABC						+

	30	ABC						+
	30	NABC						+
	60	ABC						+
	60	NABC						+
	100	ABC						+
	100	NABC						+

	150	ABC						+
	150	NABC						+
	300	ABC						+
	300	NABC						+
	500	ABC						+
	500	NABC						+