Re: [R-sig-eco] error produced when using function mle2()

2011-11-11 Thread Ben Bolker
lgj200306 writes: > > Thanks Scott, Matteo and Mollie very much. > My function is a little complicated, and composed by several sub-functions, > so I did not attach it in the > previcous mail. I will check and try to simplify it, and > then try more initial values. > Thanks very much for your

Re: [R-sig-eco] error produced when using function mle2()

2011-11-07 Thread lgj200306
Thanks Scott, Matteo and Mollie very much. My function is a little complicated, and composed by several sub-functions, so I did not attach it in the previcous mail. I will check and try to simplify it, and then try more initial values. Thanks very much for your attention and best wishes for you!

Re: [R-sig-eco] error produced when using function mle2()

2011-11-07 Thread Mollie Brooks
Hi, Yes, you should probably choose different initial values. You might be dividing by zero or taking the log of a negative number or zero. If the initial values really seem sensible, then check the code of your function for mistakes. Without seeing your function, and call to mle2, it's difficul

Re: [R-sig-eco] error produced when using function mle2()

2011-11-07 Thread matteo dossena
HI Guojun, I struggled a little too with mle2, and had the same error message. It could be that the initial value you insert do not satisfy the assumption of the function you are trying to fit. It may be helpful if you say something more on it. Cheers matteo. Il giorno 7 Nov 2011, alle ore 00:5

[R-sig-eco] error produced when using function mle2()

2011-11-06 Thread lgj200306
Hi, all I want to estimate four parameters using function mle2 (package bbmle). An error produced as follows: >Error in optim(par = c(10, 0.01, 0.1, 0), fn = function (p) : >initial value in 'vmmin' is not finite At first,I thought it might be the problem of improper initial values. Then I ch