02-22-2006, 11:35 AM
Hi,
-Kylearan
GenericKen,Feb 22 2006, 09:09 AM Wrote:What if I have no idea what an acceptable mutation rate will be for a particular set of parameters?Then you would be in good company. :lol: I usually set the mutation rate so that roughly one mutation per mating will occur. I do this only because it "feels" good, not beause I know that this is a good choice. :whistling: Have you taken a look at what value the mutation parameter ends up in your scenario? Does it end up at a stable value, or oscillates it between several values?
Quote:I wasn't really thinking about speeding up convergancesAh, okay. Your original post sounded like you were concerned about speed. :)
-Kylearan
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