What are the genetic algorithm parameters, and how do I know how to choose them?
The description of what each paramter does is given in this table in the full documentation. The best choices for these values vary greatly depending on the problem. Sometimes there is any easy answer. For example, if there is no contention for resources (i.e., no two tasks would prefer to be assigned to the same resource at overlapping time intervals), then the best solution has a maximum evaluations of 1, hence taking the guaranteed optimal schedule generated by the first individual. However, often it is not obvious what the best values for the parameters are, and some experimentation may be required.
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