TournamentSelection

java.lang.Object

behaviour.TournamentSelection

All Implemented Interfaces:: SelectionBehaviour

public class TournamentSelection extends Object implements SelectionBehaviour

a selection behaviour

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor

Description

TournamentSelection()
Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

<T extends Number> List<List<T>>

select(List<? extends List<T>> population, List<T> fitnessOfPopulation)

One good selection criteria is Tournament Selection, which randomly picks two individuals and runs a virtual tournament.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details
- TournamentSelection
  
  public TournamentSelection()
Method Details
- select
  
  public <T extends Number> List<List<T>> select(List<? extends List<T>> population, List<T> fitnessOfPopulation)
  
  One good selection criteria is Tournament Selection, which randomly picks two individuals and runs a virtual tournament. The one having the higher fitness coefficient wins.
  
  Specified by:
  
  select in interface SelectionBehaviour
  
  Type Parameters:
  
  T - extends Number
  
  Parameters:
  
  population - the current population
  
  fitnessOfPopulation - the fitness scores of current population
  
  Returns:
  
  new parents