Proving μ>1
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Choosing the right selection rate is a long standing issue in evolutionary computation. In the continuous unconstrained case, we prove mathematically that μ=1 leads to a sub-optimal simple regret in the case of the sphere function. We provide a theoretically-based selection rate μ/λ that leads to better convergence rates. With our choice of selection rate, we get a provable regret of order O(λ^-1) which has to be compared with O(λ^-2/d) in the case where μ=1. We complete our study with experiments to confirm our theoretical claims.
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