.. _method-soga-fitness_type:

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fitness_type
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Select the fitness type for JEGA methods


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   method-soga-fitness_type-merit_function
   method-soga-fitness_type-constraint_penalty


**Specification**

- *Alias:* None

- *Arguments:* None

- *Default:* merit_function


**Child Keywords:**

+-------------------------+--------------------+------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Required/Optional       | Description of     | Dakota Keyword         | Dakota Keyword Description                    |
|                         | Group              |                        |                                               |
+=========================+====================+========================+===============================================+
| Required                                     | `merit_function`__     | Balance goals of reducing objective function  |
|                                              |                        | and satisfying constraints                    |
+----------------------------------------------+------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Optional                                     | `constraint_penalty`__ | Multiplier for the penalty function           |
+----------------------------------------------+------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+

.. __: method-soga-fitness_type-merit_function.html
__ method-soga-fitness_type-constraint_penalty.html



**Description**


The two JEGA methods use different fitness types, which are described
on their respective pages.


