fitness_type

Select fitness type

Specification

  • Alias: None

  • Arguments: None

  • Default: linear_rank

Child Keywords:

Required/Optional

Description of Group

Dakota Keyword

Dakota Keyword Description

Required (Choose One)

Fitness Type

linear_rank

Set selection scaling

merit_function

Balance goals of reducing objective function and satisfying constraints

Description

The fitness_type controls how strongly differences in “fitness” (i.e., the objective function) are weighted in the process of selecting “parents” for crossover. It has two options, linear_rank and merit_function.