average_fitness_tracker

Tracks the average fitness of the population

Specification

  • Alias: None

  • Arguments: None

Child Keywords:

Required/Optional

Description of Group

Dakota Keyword

Dakota Keyword Description

Optional

percent_change

Define the convergence criterion for JEGA methods

Optional

num_generations

Define the convergence criterion for JEGA methods

Description

The convergence_type called average_fitness_tracker keeps track of the average fitness in a population. If this average fitness does not change more than percent_change over some number of generations, num_generations, then the solution is reported as converged and the algorithm terminates.