Figure 5.
Genetic algorithm for finding optimal feature subsets and multivariate classifiers. (A) Typical flowchart of a genetic algorithm. (B) Coding of a mathematical expression into a linear string of numbers. (C) Decoding a chromosome by following the prefix or Polish notation from left to right. The dashed line represents the action of an operator. (D) Calculation of the fitness value for a chromosome. For details see Materials and Methods.