Symbolic regression
Symbolic regression searches the space of the mathematical functions for candidates for the optimal description of given data.
Genetic programming is often used to find the solution , where formulas are represented as expression trees, see picture.
Eureqa or HeuristicLab are examples of programs for symbolic regression.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Ingrid Gerdes, Frank Klawonn, Rudolf Kruse: Evolutionary algorithms: Genetic algorithms - strategies and optimization methods - example applications . Springer-Verlag, 2013, ISBN 978-3-322-86839-8 ( google.de [accessed on July 20, 2020]).