Hi Thomas,

Using box-constrained optimizer in glm.fit is a good suggestion for finding the 
point estimates.  However, there is still the issue of making inference, i.e., 
computing the variances and p-values for the estimates.  You have to deal with 
the issue of MLE possibly being on the boundary.  Asymptotic distribution of 
MLE estimators will not be normal in the case of convergence at the boundary.  
This is a difficult problem.

Best,
Ravi

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Ravi Varadhan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor,
Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology School of Medicine Johns Hopkins 
University

Ph. (410) 502-2619
email: rvarad...@jhmi.edu<mailto:rvarad...@jhmi.edu>


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