Fully describes optimization methods that are currently most valuable in solving real-life problems. Since optimization has applications in almost every branch of science and technology, the text emphasizes their practical aspects in conjunction with the heuristics useful in making them perform more reliably and efficiently. To this end, it presents comparative numerical studies to give readers a feel for possibile applications and to illustrate the problems in assessing evidence. Also provides theoretical background which provides insights into how methods are derived. This edition offers revised coverage of basic theory and standard techniques, with updated discussions of line search methods, Newton and quasi-Newton methods, and conjugate direction methods, as well as a comprehensive treatment of restricted step or trust region methods not commonly found in the literature. Also includes recent developments in hybrid methods for nonlinear least squares; an extended discussion of linear programming, with new methods for stable updating of LU factors; and a completely new section on network programming. Chapters include computer subroutines, worked examples, and study questions.
The conjugate gradient (CG) method is an optimization method, which, in its application, has a fast convergence. Until now, many CG methods have been developed to improve computational performance and have been applied to real-world problems. In this paper, a new hybrid three-term CG method is proposed for solving unconstrained optimization problems. The search direction is a three-term hybrid form of the Hestenes-Stiefel (HS) and the Polak-Ribiére-Polyak (PRP) CG coefficients, and it satisfies the sufficient descent condition. In addition, the global convergence properties of the proposed method will also be proved under the weak Wolfe line search. By using several test functions, numerical results show that the proposed method is most efficient compared to some of the existing methods. In addition, the proposed method is used in practical application problems for image restoration and portfolio selection.
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In this paper, by linearly combining the numerator and denominator terms of the Dai-Liao (DL) and Bamigbola-Ali-Nwaeze (BAN) conjugate gradient methods (CGMs), a general form of DL-BAN method has been proposed. From this general form, a new hybrid CGM, which was found to possess a sufficient descent property is generated. Numerical experiment was carried out on the new CGM in comparison with four existing CGMs, using some set of large scale unconstrained optimization problems. The result showed a superior performance of new method over majority of the existing methods.
Optimizing smooth functions is easier(true in the context of black-box optimization, otherwiseLinear Programmingis an example of methods which deal very efficiently withpiece-wise linear functions).
Many optimization methods rely on gradients of the objective function.If the gradient function is not given, they are computed numerically,which induces errors. In such situation, even if the objectivefunction is not noisy, a gradient-based optimization may be a noisyoptimization.
One of the most influential factors, as demonstrated by Fig. 5, is the use of a lifetable model. Questions remain about the exact nature of the lifetable calculation method. The methodology described in the CPDB requires tumour incidence data from a number of time points in order to assess how the probability of tumorigenesis develops throughout the lifespan of the test subjects. However, the standard long-term rodent assay protocol, typically used in carcinogenicity studies, does not provide this information. The data sources given by the CPDB which relate to the lifetable data set predominantly indicate that this data originated with the NTP studies. However, the standard protocol described by the NTP details a long-term treatment ending in a terminal sacrifice without routine interim sacrifices.18 While interim sacrifices and sacrifice of moribund animals are discussed, these do not form part of the standard carcinogenicity testing protocol. This raises the question of which data were used as part of the lifetable method. Taking tumour incidence data from moribund or spontaneously dead animals would not be sufficient for the requirements of the lifetable method. Another possibility could be that the CPDB group had access to more detailed data than has been subsequently made available in the download files. However, this would cause issues with the reproducibility of the TD50 values generated from such data. In any case, the difference in calculations (and input data) explains the differences between TD50 values being generated by the R script and the CPDB, where the latter used the lifetable method. The remaining summary data shows a much higher correlation between the two methods, indicating that the former is fit-for-purpose for the assessment of new data.
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