title: MATLAB Genetic Algorithim, f-count looks higher than expected
body: <p>In MATLAB, using GA to solve a unconstrained function, shouldn't the f-count be lower than the pop size for each generation?</p>
  
  <p>For example: pop_size = 10, so for the initial pop f-count=10, then for generation 1 f-count = 20 and so on, doing 10 evaluations for each generation, like the figure below:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/I4EzL.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Function count</a></p>
  
  <p>But as a GA, as we can see below, from the documentation</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/7VgoK.gif" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Operators</a></p>
  
  <p>if i have, for example 1 elite child, should this elite just be copied to the next generation, resulting in 9 f-counts instead of 10, for each generation?</p>
  
  <p>Update: i dont have enough points to post direct pictures.
  Here is the code:</p>
  
  <pre><code>gasol = ga(@expensive_objfun,nvar,[],[],[],[],[],[],[],gaoptions);
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Regards.</p>