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2013 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel
Improving the Performance of Heuristic Algorithms Based on Exploratory Data Analysis
verfasst von : Marcela Quiroz C., Laura Cruz-Reyes, José Torres-Jiménez, Claudia G. Gómez S., Héctor J. Fraire H., Patricia Melin
Erschienen in: Recent Advances on Hybrid Intelligent Systems
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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This paper promotes the application of empirical techniques of analysis within computer science in order to construct models that explain the performance of heuristic algorithms for NP-hard problems. We show the application of an experimental approach that combines exploratory data analysis and causal inference with the goal of explaining the algorithmic optimization process. The knowledge gained about problem structure, the heuristic algorithm behavior and the relations among the characteristics that define them, can be used to: a) classify instances of the problem by degree of difficulty, b) explain the performance of the algorithm for different instances c) predict the performance of the algorithm for a new instance, and d) develop new strategies of solution. As a case study we present an analysis of a state of the art genetic algorithm for the Bin Packing Problem (BPP), explaining its behavior and correcting its effectiveness of 84.89% to 95.44%.