A comparison of binary and continuous genetic algorithm in parameter estimation of a

logistic growth model (Conference Paper)

Windartoa ,Indratno, S.W.b,Nuraini, N.c,Soewono, E.c
a
Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universitas Airlangga,
Indonesia
b
Statistics Group, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Institut Teknologi Bandung,
Indonesia
c
Financial and Industrial Mathematics Group, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences,
Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia
Abstract
Genetic algorithm is an optimization method based on the principles of genetics and natural
selection in life organisms. The algorithm begins by defining the optimization variables, defining
the cost function (in a minimization problem) or the fitness function (in a maximization problem)
and selecting genetic algorithm parameters. The main procedures in genetic algorithm are
generating initial population, selecting some chromosomes (individual) as parent's individual,
mating, and mutation. In this paper, binary and continuous genetic algorithms were implemented
to estimate growth rate and carrying capacity parameter from poultry data cited from literature.
For simplicity, all genetic algorithm parameters (selection rate and mutation rate) are set to be
constant along implementation of the algorithm. It was found that by selecting suitable mutation
rate, both algorithms can estimate these parameters well. Suitable range for mutation rate in
continuous genetic algorithm is wider than the binary one.
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