[R] How can I fit a fixed-effect linear model or generalized linear model with method="ml"?

[Achim Zeileis]

On Sun, 30 May 2010, Sherrie Jin wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I want to fit a linear model (without any random effect) with method "ml". I
> tried to use "glm"  I found that there is no option for "ml" or "reml" and
> the default one is "reml". THen I tried to use "lme" but it requires a
> random effect. How can I fix this problem?
>
> Of course, it's not necessary to be "glm" or "lme", I am just looking for
> commands which allow me to fit a linear model (without any random effect)
> with "ml" method. And later I may also need to fit generalized linear models
> (probit, gamma and negtive binomial) with method "ml". Any suggestions?

glm() always performs Maximum Likelihood estimation and thus has no 
method="ml" argument.
Z

> Thanks.
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