Schema Theorem Intuition

• whether an individual representing schema at time will be selected for time , or still represent after crossover, or still represent after mutation
• effects of crossover increase with the number of defined bits
• effects of mutation increase with the distance between defined bits
• more fit schemas will grow in influence, especially schemas with a small number of defined bits and especially when these defined bits are near each other in the bit string
• incomplete because it fails to take into account the positive effects of crossover and mutation (i.e., only gives lower bound) - numerous more recent theoretical analyses