This method is based on optimizing one of the most preferred objective functions, and considering the other objectives as constraints.
The panel were then asked to vote electronically on the preferred objective of the Health Improvement Review, the top four criteria for the health improvement review from 12 PBMA panel members and to agree the most relevant time horizon for this PBMA exercise.
In cases where there are several possible screening modalities, such as colorectal cancer screening, the preferred objectives will largely determine the choice of test.
Auger et al. [30] incorporated preferences into an evolutionary many-objective optimization algorithm via weighted hyper-volume, and defined a preferred region of the objective space through a weighted function.
Open image in new window Fig. 1 A preferred region in the bi-dimensional objective space [39].
Table 1 lists the symbol representation of the importance of objectives, and as a result, objectives can be sorted with a preferred order as (f_{1}ge f_{2}ge f_{3}approx f_{4}).
In this paper, we propose a set-based many-objective evolutionary algorithm guided by a preferred region.
However, that clinicians should not have an opinion on what constitutes a preferred treatment option for their patients defies the objectives of their training and the development of clinical judgement.
An interactive fuzzy approach is applied to solve the multi-objective TPD problem and to find a preferred compromise solution.
"You want to see a preferred rate of return for you until they meet their objectives," he said.
