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Reporting computational experiments in mathematical programming

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This paper presents a set of recommended standards for the presentation of computational experiments in mathematical programming.

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  1. IBM Research, Yorktown Heights, New York, USA

    Harlan P. Crowder

  2. Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA

    Ron S. Dembo

  3. Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA

    John M. Mulvey

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  1. Harlan P. Crowder
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The authors are members of the Committee on Algorithms of the Mathematical Programming Society.

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Crowder, H.P., Dembo, R.S. & Mulvey, J.M. Reporting computational experiments in mathematical programming. Mathematical Programming 15, 316–329 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01609036

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