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Conditional problems

Generated by python -m hone.benchmarks with hone 0.10.0: 8 problems, 10 seeds, budgets of 10, 20, 50, 100 and 1,000 evaluations per dimension.

Overview

Problems on which each optimizer has the lowest median error, at each budget. Ties count for each optimizer in them, and errors below 1e-08 count as equal.

Evaluations per dimension genetic bayesian random cma-es
10 2 6 0 0
20 3 5 0 0
50 7 0 1 0
100 7 0 0 1
1000 6 0 0 2

10 evaluations per dimension

Problem genetic median genetic solved bayesian median bayesian solved random median random solved cma-es median cma-es solved
branches-3x2d 1 0% 1.21e-05 70% 1.01 0% n/a n/a
branches-3x2d-flat 1 0% 0.865 0% 1.01 0% n/a n/a
branches-3x5d 1.29 0% 0.00309 0% 1.59 0% n/a n/a
branches-3x5d-flat 1.11 0% 1.62 0% 1.59 0% n/a n/a
nested-9 0.263 0% 0.00062 0% 0.413 0% n/a n/a
nested-9-flat 0.26 0% 0.475 0% 0.413 0% n/a n/a
layers-7 1.02 0% 0.000521 10% 2.28 0% 1.29 0%
layers-7-flat 1.04 0% 0.77 0% 2.28 0% 1.29 0%

20 evaluations per dimension

Problem genetic median genetic solved bayesian median bayesian solved random median random solved cma-es median cma-es solved
branches-3x2d 0.5 10% 7.8e-06 90% 0.964 0% n/a n/a
branches-3x2d-flat 0.911 0% 0.148 0% 0.964 0% n/a n/a
branches-3x5d 1.02 0% n/a n/a 1.4 0% n/a n/a
branches-3x5d-flat 1.01 0% n/a n/a 1.4 0% n/a n/a
nested-9 0.251 0% 0.000398 0% 0.308 0% n/a n/a
nested-9-flat 0.251 0% 0.373 0% 0.308 0% n/a n/a
layers-7 0.594 0% 0.000258 20% 1.6 0% 0.725 0%
layers-7-flat 0.598 0% 0.501 0% 1.6 0% 0.725 0%

50 evaluations per dimension

Problem genetic median genetic solved bayesian median bayesian solved random median random solved cma-es median cma-es solved
branches-3x2d 0.00044 10% n/a n/a 0.661 0% n/a n/a
branches-3x2d-flat 0.951 10% n/a n/a 0.661 0% n/a n/a
branches-3x5d 1 0% n/a n/a 1.27 0% n/a n/a
branches-3x5d-flat 1 0% n/a n/a 1.27 0% n/a n/a
nested-9 0.25 0% n/a n/a 0.289 0% n/a n/a
nested-9-flat 0.25 0% n/a n/a 0.289 0% n/a n/a
layers-7 0.00651 0% n/a n/a 1.11 0% 0.504 0%
layers-7-flat 0.503 0% n/a n/a 1.11 0% 0.504 0%

100 evaluations per dimension

Problem genetic median genetic solved bayesian median bayesian solved random median random solved cma-es median cma-es solved
branches-3x2d 3.83e-05 70% n/a n/a 0.351 0% n/a n/a
branches-3x2d-flat 0.333 20% n/a n/a 0.351 0% n/a n/a
branches-3x5d 0.00859 0% n/a n/a 1.15 0% n/a n/a
branches-3x5d-flat 1 0% n/a n/a 1.15 0% n/a n/a
nested-9 0.0639 0% n/a n/a 0.267 0% n/a n/a
nested-9-flat 0.25 0% n/a n/a 0.267 0% n/a n/a
layers-7 0.5 0% n/a n/a 1.07 0% 0.5 20%
layers-7-flat 0.00255 0% n/a n/a 1.07 0% 0.5 20%

1000 evaluations per dimension

Problem genetic median genetic solved bayesian median bayesian solved random median random solved cma-es median cma-es solved
branches-3x2d 1.79e-13 100% n/a n/a 0.0305 0% n/a n/a
branches-3x2d-flat 3.46e-07 70% n/a n/a 0.0305 0% n/a n/a
branches-3x5d 5.3e-09 100% n/a n/a 1.06 0% n/a n/a
branches-3x5d-flat 1 0% n/a n/a 1.06 0% n/a n/a
nested-9 1.13e-08 100% n/a n/a 0.254 0% n/a n/a
nested-9-flat 0.25 0% n/a n/a 0.254 0% n/a n/a
layers-7 2.74e-08 80% n/a n/a 0.592 0% 1.05e-15 100%
layers-7-flat 1.26e-07 80% n/a n/a 0.592 0% 1.05e-15 100%

Median error over the runs (best value found minus the optimum); solved means error ≤ 0.0001. n/a: the optimizer does not support the problem's parameters, or isn't run at this budget.