[R] Re: Optimizing a nonlinear function

[Prof Brian Ripley]

Please red the R FAQ, and what it says about not sending questions to 
individuals.

On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 stephen at iwi201.iwinet.rug.nl wrote:

> 
> Hi Prof. Ripley,
> I have a nonlinear function to optimize. Please find the details on the
> attached
> word document. I thought it would be clearer if I gave the formulae typed in
> math format.
> 
> My Question: Is there any nonlinear optimizer in R that can handle this sort of
> problem. Since I have many parameters, is there an optimizer that chooses
> starting values by itself, without having to give them by myself?
> 
> 
> I am on R-help mailing list but currently using a default e-mail address so I
> was not sure whether my mail could go through. So i decided to send you my
> question directly. I could do with a reply through R-help.
> 
> Thanks for your help.
> 
> 
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