How to assess and report the performance of a stochastic algorithm on a benchmark problem: ::::mean:::: or ::::best:::: result on a number of runs?

Mauro Birattari, Marco Dorigo. How to assess and report the performance of a stochastic algorithm on a benchmark problem: ::::mean:::: or ::::best:::: result on a number of runs?. Optimization Letters, 1(3):309-311, 2007. [doi]

@article{BirattariD07,
  title = {How to assess and report the performance of a stochastic algorithm on a benchmark problem: ::::mean:::: or ::::best:::: result on a number of runs?},
  author = {Mauro Birattari and Marco Dorigo},
  year = {2007},
  doi = {10.1007/s11590-006-0011-8},
  url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11590-006-0011-8},
  researchr = {https://researchr.org/publication/BirattariD07},
  cites = {0},
  citedby = {0},
  journal = {Optimization Letters},
  volume = {1},
  number = {3},
  pages = {309-311},
}