[R] parameter-restrictions in OPTIM

2006-05-29 Thread Florian Staab
Hallo, I'm trying to optimize a function A which calls another function B internally. This function A has got two input parameters, say a1 and a2. Using OPTIM there ist no problem restricting these parameters: 0 <= a1 <= 1 and 0 <= a2 <= 1. My problem is an additional restriction 0 <= a1+a2 <

Re: [R] parameter-restrictions in OPTIM

2006-05-29 Thread Ingmar Visser
You could reparametrize or use constrOptim, Hth, Ingmar > From: Florian Staab <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 12:08:59 +0200 > To: > Subject: [R] parameter-restrictions in OPTIM > > Hallo, I'm trying to optimize a function A which calls another funct

Re: [R] parameter-restrictions in OPTIM

2006-05-29 Thread Patrick Burns
One trick is to add a penalty to your function for violations of the linear constraint. However, if the constraint is binding, then gradient methods may not perform well since the objective won't be differentiable there. If the constraint looks to be binding, then you can reparameterize to a sing