[R] Weighted Sum Optimization in R (Maximization)

[Prof Brian Ripley]

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On Thu, 13 Nov 2008, Yun, Myung Ho wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> First of all, this is the first time for me to use R for optimization, I
> tried to search r-help postings & googled on weighted sum optimization,
> I could not find anything applicable.
>
> I would need to optimize following function in R;
>
> MAXIMIZE
> function = w1*R1 + w2*R2 + w3*R3 + w4*R4
>
> Where constraints are,
> w1 + w2 + w3 + w4 = 1 and  0 <= w1, w2, w3, w4 <= 1
>
> Does optim in R can do this optimization? If so, could anyone show me
> how to use 'optim()' in R?
>
> Thank you in advance and regards,
> Myung
>
>
>
>
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