A Population-Based Optimization Method Using Newton Fractal

Table 2

Performance comparison of NPO, PSO, and FA in the mean ranking.

Function	NPO	PSO	FA
1	1	1	3
2	2	3	1
3	3	2	1
4	1	2	3
5	2	1	3
6	1	2	3
7	2	3	1
8	1	2	3
9	3	2	1
10	3	2	1
11	1	2	3
12	2	3	1
13	3	2	1
14	1	2	3
15	3	2	1
16	2	3	1
17	2	1	3
18	2	3	1
19	1	2	3
20	1	2	3
21	2	1	3
22	1	2	3
23	3	2	1
24	1	3	1
25	2	3	1
26	1	2	3
27	1	3	2
28	3	1	2
Mean rank	1.821	2.107	2.0