[R] QUERY: function optimize

[chrisl@agsm.edu.au]

I have had problems with the function optimize/optimise
for maximising/minimising a function of one variable. It
seems to get easily fooled by local optima. Obviously
this can happen to any numerical optimiser but some of
the examples I have a pretty disappointing. Any comments
of suggestions of a better R-function?


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Chris Lloyd
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