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What are the three main categories of crossover operators based on the arity?
What are the three main categories of crossover operators based on the arity?
- Binary, floating-point, and integer
- Asexual, sexual, and multi-recombination (correct)
- Elitist, tournament, and roulette wheel
- Single-point, two-point, and uniform
How are parents selected for crossover operations?
How are parents selected for crossover operations?
- Depends on the crossover probability (correct)
- Using elitist selection
- Randomly
- Based on fitness values
What is a key issue that the parent selection process should prevent?
What is a key issue that the parent selection process should prevent?
- Using the same individual as both parents (correct)
- Ignoring offspring diversity
- Biased offspring selection
- Unequal offspring production
Which representation schemes have specialized crossover operators according to the text?
Which representation schemes have specialized crossover operators according to the text?
What problem arises when the same individual takes part in multiple applications of the crossover operator?
What problem arises when the same individual takes part in multiple applications of the crossover operator?
In the case of two offspring, which strategy can be used for offspring replacement?
In the case of two offspring, which strategy can be used for offspring replacement?
What is the key difference between one-point crossover and two-point crossover?
What is the key difference between one-point crossover and two-point crossover?
Which crossover operator allows each bit to have an equal chance of being swapped?
Which crossover operator allows each bit to have an equal chance of being swapped?
What does Algorithm 9.1 specify in the context of bitstring crossover?
What does Algorithm 9.1 specify in the context of bitstring crossover?
What is the purpose of the mask in the recombination process described in the text?
What is the purpose of the mask in the recombination process described in the text?
