?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Use+of+Statistical+Outlier+Detection+Method+in+Adaptive%0D%0AEvolutionary+Algorithms&rft.creator=Whitacre%2C+Dr+James+M&rft.creator=Pham%2C+Dr+Tuan+Q.&rft.creator=Sarker%2C+Dr+Ruhul+A.&rft.subject=Artificial+Intelligence&rft.description=In+this+paper%2C+the+issue+of+adapting+probabilities+for+Evolutionary+Algorithm+(EA)+search+operators+is+revisited.+A+framework+is+devised+for+distinguishing+between+measurements+of+performance+and+the+interpretation+of+those+measurements+for+purposes+of+adaptation.+Several+examples+of+measurements+and+statistical+interpretations+are+provided.+Probability+value+adaptation+is+tested+using+an+EA+with+10+search+operators+against+10+test+problems+with+results+indicating+that+both+the+type+of+measurement+and+its+statistical+interpretation+play+significant+roles+in+EA+performance.+We+also+find+that+selecting+operators+based+on+the+prevalence+of+outliers+rather+than+on+average+performance+is+able+to+provide+considerable+improvements+to%0D%0Aadaptive+methods+and+soundly+outperforms+the+non-adaptive%0D%0Acase.&rft.date=2006-07-08&rft.type=Conference+Paper&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6579%2F1%2FStatistical_interpretation_of_adaptive_performance_in_genetic_algorithms-whitacre.pdf&rft.identifier=++Whitacre%2C+Dr+James+M+and+Pham%2C+Dr+Tuan+Q.+and+Sarker%2C+Dr+Ruhul+A.++(2006)+Use+of+Statistical+Outlier+Detection+Method+in+Adaptive+Evolutionary+Algorithms.++%5BConference+Paper%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6579%2F