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Genetic algorithms evolve in fewer generations with a larger population, but also take longer to compute a generation. Are there some guide lines for balancing those two factors, in order to arrive at a viable solution as soon as possible?

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  • $\begingroup$ The question probably belongs on Cross Validated. $\endgroup$
    – chrisaycock
    Commented Feb 26, 2011 at 6:45
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    $\begingroup$ I think this question is fine here, and I would like to see it answered here. As far as I understand genetic algorithms do not have as rigorous analysis as many of the common topics on cstheory, but this question is still a cstheory question and I would argue at the research level. We have answered genetic algorithm questions before: cstheory.stackexchange.com/questions/844/… There's also a meta discussion on these sort of questions: meta.cstheory.stackexchange.com/questions/73/… $\endgroup$
    – Artem Kaznatcheev ♦
    Commented Feb 26, 2011 at 7:56

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There are some works on this issue. Since you don't specify for what problems you want guidelines I will list some major and some last papers of general interest. They are:

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