Question

Discuss the advantage and disadvantage of a small step size versus a large step size in simulated annealing.

Answer 1

Simulated Annealing can be defined as an algorithm used for multi-parameter model optimization which can be developed relatively faster.

Large step size in simulated annealing:

Advantages:

(i) It will take less time.

(ii) Implementation will be easier.

(iii) The solution provided is more optimized as the unimodal functions improves.

Disadvantages:

(i) It will provide less accuracy.

Small step size in simulated annealing:

Advantages:

(i) The accuracy will be higher.

Disadvantages:

(i) Number of tuneable parameters increase.

(ii) It will take more time to run.

(iii) Implementation will be comparatively more complicated.

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