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A new heuristic in mutual sequential mate search

  1. Ismail Saglam  Is a corresponding author
  1. TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Turkey
Research article
Cite this article as: I. Saglam; 2018; A new heuristic in mutual sequential mate search; International Journal of Microsimulation; 11(2); 122-145. doi: 10.34196/ijm.00182
12 figures and 3 tables

Figures

Number of mated pairs formed under the search rules of Todd and Miller (1999).
Mean mate value of all mated individuals under the search rules of Todd and Miller (1999).
Mean within-pair difference in mate values under the search rules of Todd and Miller (1999).
Number of individuals checked under the search rules of Todd and Miller (1999).
Root Mean Squared Error (RMSE) generated by the search rules of Todd and Miller (1999).
Mean aspiration level of all individuals under the search rules of Todd and Miller (1999).
Mean aspiration level of all individuals under all studied search rules.
Number of mated pairs formed under all studied search rules.
Mean mate value of all mated individuals under all studied search rules.
Mean within-pair difference in mate values under all studied search rules.
Number of individuals checked under all studied search rules.
RMSE generated by all studied search rules.

Tables

Table 1
The mean and standard deviation values for the success of search rules by Todd and Miller (1999).

Success Measure

TNB

MV-5

AUD

AR

AR/2

Number of Mated Pairs Formed 4.172
(8.456)
79.683
(4.110)
39.018
(5.835)
38.523
(12.327)
34.751
(12.327)
Mean Mate Value of All Mated Individuals 95.773
(5.940)
50.029
(0.303)
29.469
(7.762)
76.196
(3.080)
56.664
(4.129)
Mean Within-Pair Difference in Mate Valu 3.186
(3.626)
2.706
(0.029)
5.215
(1.257)
8.904
(0.741)
4.171
(2.345)
Number of Individuals Checked 32.841
(10.141)
13.490
(6.032)
16.317
(5.810)
14.674
(4.372)
26.336
(10.787)
Table 2
The mean and standard deviation values for the success of Mate Values for the success of Mate Value-α.

Success Measure

α = 2

α = 5

α = 8

Number of Mated Pairs Formed 78.018
(0.418)
79.683
(8.045)
89.734
(0.483)
Mean Mate Value of All Mated Individuals 49.966
(0.418)
50.029
(0.303)
50.023
(0.376)
Mean Within-Pair Difference in Mate Valu 1.201
(0.013)
2.706
(0.029)
4.172
(0.029)
Number of Individuals Checked 12.509
(0.159)
13.490
(0.159)
5.008
(0.058)
Table 3
The mean and standard deviation values for success corresponding to all studied search rules.
Success Measure TNB MV-5 AUD AR AR/2 TWAND ASP = 0
Number of Mated Pairs Formed 4.172
(8.456)
79.683
(8.045)
39.018
(4.110)
38.523
(5.835)
34.751
(12.327)
72.785
(3.205)
100.000
(0.000)
Mean Mate Value of All Mated Individuals 95.773
(5.940)
50.029
(0.303)
29.469
(7.762)
76.196
(3.080)
56.664
(4.129)
60.040
(1.343)
49.995
(0.207)
Mean Within-Pair Difference in Mate Value 3.186
(3.626)
2.706
(0.029)
5.215
(0.029)
8.904
(0.741)
4.171
(2.345)
14.222
(2.593)
33.384
(0.245)
Number of Individuals Checked 32.841
(10.141)
13.490
(6.032)
16.317
(5.810)
14.674
(4.372)
26.336
(10.787)
7.931
(3.316)
1.000
(0.000)

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