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The document explains the Roulette Wheel Selection method used in genetic algorithms, which selects individuals for reproduction based on their fitness levels. It details how to calculate the probability of selection by assigning sections of a roulette wheel proportional to fitness values and provides an example with four individuals. Additionally, it defines the fitness function as a measure of an individual's quality and calculates the selection probability for a specific individual based on fitness proportionate selection.

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The document explains the Roulette Wheel Selection method used in genetic algorithms, which selects individuals for reproduction based on their fitness levels. It details how to calculate the probability of selection by assigning sections of a roulette wheel proportional to fitness values and provides an example with four individuals. Additionally, it defines the fitness function as a measure of an individual's quality and calculates the selection probability for a specific individual based on fitness proportionate selection.

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Step 1 of 3
a) Explain the Roulette Wheel Selection method with example.

Roulette Wheel Selection is a method used in genetic algorithms to select individuals


from a population for reproduction.
It is based on the principle of "survival of the fittest," where fitter individuals are more
likely to be selected for reproduction.
T o perform roulette wheel selection, the algorithm first calculates the fitness of
each individual in the population.
T he fitness of each individual is then used to determine the probability of that
individual being selected for reproduction.
T he probability of an individual being selected is proportional to its fitness compared
to the fitness of the rest of the population.
For example, consider a population of 4 individuals with the following fitness values:

Individual Fitness

x1 30

x2 20

x3 35

x4 15

T o determine the probability of each individual being selected, the algorithm first
calculates the total fitness of the population by summing the fitness of each
individual:
30 + 20 + 35 + 15 = 100
Next, we assign a section of a roulette wheel to each individual, with the size of the
section proportional to the individual's fitness.

For example, x1 would be assigned a section of the roulette wheel that is


30
= 30%
100
of the total size, x2 would be assigned a section that is = 20% of the total size,
20
100
and so on.
T o select an individual, we spin the roulette wheel and the individual whose section
the pointer lands on is chosen. For example, if the pointer lands on the section
assigned to x3, then x3 would be selected.

Step 2 of 3
b) Define the fitness function of Genetic algorithm.
T he fitness function in a genetic algorithm is a measure of the quality or "fitness" of
an individual in a population.
It is used to determine which individuals are more likely to be selected for
reproduction and which individuals are less likely to be selected.
T he fitness function is typically defined by the problem being solved and can take
many different forms.
For example, in the case of a genetic algorithm being used to optimize the weights
of a machine learning model, the fitness function could be the accuracy of the
model on a validation dataset.

Step 3 of 3
c) Given the following population of individuals
Individual Fitness
x1 30
x2 20
x3 35
x4 15
Find the probability of individual x1 being selected if fitness proportionate selection is
used.

Given the population of individuals described in the question, the probability of x1


being selected if fitness proportionate selection is used is 0.3.
T his is calculated by dividing the fitness of x1 (30) by the total fitness of the
population (100).
Final Answer
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