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> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Xin
> Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 12:10 PM
> To: r-help@stat.math.ethz.ch
> Subject: [R] Why different results with different initial values for
> MLE(optim)!
>
> Hi, All:
>
> I used
Hi, All:
I used optim() to minimise likelihood function for fitting the data to a
partiuclar distribution. The function is converged and the value of
log-likelihood is different when I change the intial value.
Whether it means the program does not work well?
Thanks!
Xin
