Table 10 Average and standard deviation of the IGD values obtained by the five algorithms on the WFG test suite with different numbers of objectives.

From: An improved farmland fertility algorithm for many-objective optimization problems

Text suite

M

NSGA-III

MOEA/D

RVEA

ARMOEA

MOIFF

WFG1

3

1.48E−01 (3.61E−03) + 

2.42E−01 (7.46E−03)−

1.74E−01 (1.24E−02) + 

1.48E−01 (2.84E−03) + 

2.29E−01 (2.92E−02)

5

3.63E−01 (3.59E−03) + 

7.03E−01 (1.50E−02) + 

3.67E−01 (4.56E−03) + 

3.70E−01 (3.14E−03) + 

7.78E−01 (1.52E−01)

8

8.78E−01 (2.33E−02) + 

1.48E + 00 (5.59E−02) + 

9.79E−−01 (3.64E−02) + 

8.72E−01 (1.89E−02) + 

2.76E + 00 (5.26E−01)

10

9.54E−01 (1.62E−02) + 

1.69E + 00 (6.97E−02) + 

1.06E + 00 (2.41E−02) + 

1.02E + 00 (2.85E−02) + 

2.61E + 00 (4.60E−01)

15

2.14E + 00 (4.13E−01) + 

2.96E + 00 (2.43E−01) + 

1.77E + 00 (8.15E−02) + 

1.80E + 00 (4.60E−02) + 

6.86E + 00 (8.41E−01)

WFG2

3

1.64E−01 (9.43E−04) + 

2.36E−01 (1.52E−02) = 

1.81E−01 (4.47E−03) + 

1.64E−01 (1.13E−03) + 

2.45E−01 (1.37E−02)

5

3.91E−01 (1.57E−03) + 

7.82E−01 (1.35E−01)−

3.81E−01 (6.84E−03) + 

3.92E−01 (1.98E−03) + 

5.90E−01 (2.75E−02)

8

1.03E + 00 (2.03E−01) + 

1.70E + 00 (1.78E−02)−

9.89E−01 (3.46E−02) + 

9.44E−01 (9.27E−03) + 

1.27E + 00 (8.74E−02)

10

1.33E + 00 (1.86E−01) + 

1.83E + 00 (1.24E−02)−

1.06E + 00 (3.26E−02) + 

1.01E + 00 (1.59E−02) + 

1.50E + 00 (8.08E−02)

15

2.13E + 00 (1.39E−01) + 

2.55E + 00 (1.84E−02) + 

1.87E + 00 (6.72E−02) + 

1.72E + 00 (3.47E−02) + 

3.66E + 00 (2.36E−01)

WFG3

3

1.02E−01 (1.02E−02) + 

1.57E−01 (1.12E−03) = 

2.22E−01 (1.23E−02)−

1.15E−01 (7.74E−03) + 

1.53E−01 (1.45E−02)

5

4.37E−01 (4.08E−02)−

8.03E−01 (3.75E−01)−

4.38E−01 (9.30E−03)−

4.49E−01 (3.56E−02)−

2.75E−01 (5.93E−02)

8

1.28E + 00 (5.07E−01)−

3.62E + 00 (1.69E−01)−

2.11E + 00 (2.57E−01)−

1.81E + 00 (1.12E−01)−

7.93E−01 (1.74E−01)

10

1.94E + 00 (4.25E−01)−

1.83E + 00 (1.24E−02)−

3.08E + 00 (3.85E−01)−

2.45E + 00 (8.92E−02)−

7.86E−01 (1.12E−01)

15

3.73E + 00 (1.54E + 00)−

9.15E + 00 (2.29E−01)−

6.82E + 00 (1.33E + 00)−

5.59E + 00 (9.67E−02)−

1.82E + 00 (2.84E−01)

WFG4

3

2.21E−01 (7.18E−05)−

2.54E−01 (4.08E−03)−

2.28E−01 (3.34E−03)−

2.21E−01 (9.66E−05)−

5.63E−02 (1.39E−02)

5

9.68E−01 (4.56E−04)−

1.57E + 00 (3.65E−01)−

9.67E−01 (5.65E−04)−

9.67E−01 (3.79E−04)−

1.41E−01 (1.58E−02)

8

2.99E + 00 (1.04E−01)−

6.47E + 00 (3.36E−01)−

2.97E + 00 (9.52E−03)−

2.96E + 00 (3.20E−03)−

6.56E−01 (3.35E−01)

10

4.55E + 00 (1.77E−02)−

8.44E + 00 (4.12E−01)−

4.45E + 00 (2.65E−02)−

4.55E + 00 (9.26E−03)−

8.11E−01 (2.18E−02)

15

9.65E + 00 (3.97E−01)−

1.56E + 01 (2.72E−01)−

9.21E + 00 (9.97E−02)−

9.38E + 00 (3.19E−02)−

1.78E + 00 (1.38E + 00)

WFG5

3

2.30E−01 (3.88E−05)−

2.48E−01 (2.37E−03)−

2.31E−01 (3.77E−04)−

2.30E−01 (4.74E−05)−

1.37E−01 (3.75E−02)

5

9.59E−01 (1.98E−04)−

1.48E + 00 (3.59E−01)−

9.59E−01 (1.92E−04)−

9.59E−01 (1.68E−04)−

1.88E−01 (3.14E−02)

8

2.94E + 00 (1.39E−03)−

6.02E + 00 (2.11E−01)−

2.95E + 00 (8.43E−03)−

2.94E + 00 (1.99E−03)−

5.93E−01 (6.54E−02)

10

4.53E + 00 (3.33E−03)−

7.92E + 00 (2.76E−01)−

4.42E + 00 (2.52E−02)−

4.53E + 00 (7.72E−03)−

8.30E−01 (4.33E−02)

15

9.31E + 00 (1.39E−01)−

1.51E + 01 (1.21E−01)−

9.16E + 00 (5.63E−02)−

9.34E + 00 (5.68E−02)−

3.02E + 00 (1.51E + 00)

WFG6

3

2.34E−01 (9.47E−03)−

2.78E−01 (1.52E−02)−

2.46E−01 (1.17E−02)−

2.40E−01 (8.94E−03)−

1.51E−01 (4.70E−02)

5

9.60E−01 (7.65E−04)−

1.57E + 00 (3.13E−01)−

9.60E−01 (1.12E−03)−

9.59E−01 (6.72E−04)−

2.32E−01 (3.50E−02)

8

2.95E + 00 (4.20E−03)−

6.93E + 00 (7.53E−02)−

2.97E + 00 (1.12E−02)−

2.95E + 00 (3.35E−03)−

9.24E−01 (3.34E−01)

10

4.64E + 00 (4.87E−01)−

9.16E + 00 (1.43E−01)−

4.39E + 00 (2.96E−02)−

4.53E + 00 (9.26E−03)−

8.95E−01 (2.92E−02)

15

1.18E + 01 (8.86E−01)−

1.61E + 01 (2.05E−01)−

9.50E + 00 (3.69E−01)−

9.41E + 00 (3.57E−02)−

3.10E + 00 (1.30E + 00)

WFG7

3

2.21E−01 (4.27E−04)−

2.91E−01

(1.76E−02)−

2.24E−01 (1.58E−03)−

2.21E−01 (1.48E−04)−

2.67E−02 (9.61E−03)

5

9.68E−01 (3.81E−04)−

1.69E + 00 (1.49E−01)−

9.69E−01 (4.68E−04)−

9.69E−01 (6.97E−04)−

8.72E−02 (1.52E−02)

8

2.97E + 00 (5.59E−03)−

7.00E + 00 (1.03E−01)−

2.99E + 00 (1.68E−02)−

2.96E + 00 (4.89E−03)−

7.23E−01 (2.39E−02)

10

4.61E + 00 (2.55E−01)−

9.08E + 00 (2.58E−01)−

4.45E + 00 (2.84E−02)−

4.52E + 00 (1.94E−02)−

8.64E−01 (1.56E−02)

15

9.44E + 00 (3.25E−01)−

1.63E + 01 (8.25E−02)−

9.33E + 00 (6.49E−02)−

9.39E + 00 (4.26E−02)−

3.16E + 00 (7.08E−01)

WFG8

3

2.82E−01 (2.57E−03)−

3.06E−01 (5.35E−03)−

2.92E−01 (3.19E−03)−

2.73E−01 (1.79E−03) = 

2.69E−01 (1.20E−02)

5

9.95E−01 (6.40E−03)−

1.33E + 00 (2.75E−01)−

9.86E−01 (8.62E−04)−

9.81E−01 (1.35E−03)−

6.05E−01 (4.21E−02)

8

3.52E + 00 (4.10E−01)−

6.32E + 00 (2.43E−01)−

3.05E + 00 (2.54E−02)−

3.02E + 00 (3.03E−02)−

2.16E + 00 (4.80E−01)

10

4.94E + 00 (3.78E−01)−

8.62E + 00 (2.94E−01)−

4.40E + 00 (6.03E−02)−

4.63E + 00 (4.38E−02)−

3.08E + 00 (8.23E−01)

15

1.11E + 01 (7.78E−01)−

1.46E + 01 (1.35E + 00)−

9.37E + 00 (4.82E−01)−

9.39E + 00 (4.23E−02)−

6.16E + 00 (7.03E−01)

WFG9

3

2.23E−01 (1.12E−03)−

2.68E−01 (2.91E−02)−

2.24E−01 (2.05E−03)−

2.25E−01 (2.17E−02)−

9.18E−02 (5.04E−02)

5

9.39E−01 (3.29E−03)−

1.39E + 00 (1.41E−01)−

9.48E−01 (1.26E−03)−

9.47E−01 (2.11E−03)−

3.23E−01 (3.64E−02)

8

2.93E + 00 (1.01E−02)−

6.41E + 00 (1.62E−01)−

2.95E + 00 (1.89E−02)−

2.93E + 00 (5.57E−03)−

1.03E + 00 (1.27E−01)

10

4.47E + 00 (1.23E−01)−

8.61E + 00 (6.55E−01)−

4.32E + 00 (3.44E−02)−

4.50E + 00 (1.38E−02)−

1.58E + 00 (4.21E−01)

15

9.11E + 00 (3.59E−01)−

1.46E + 01 (2.03E + 00)−

9.17E + 00 (8.39E−02)−

9.12E + 00 (3.88E−02)−

4.36E + 00 (3.85E−01)

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