We were interested in doing non-linear optimization in R and have tried the function nlm. The manual says that this function uses a Newton type algorithm. We are interested in more information about this specific algorithm and if alternatives (e.g., quasi-Newton) exist in R? Thanks in advance. -Matt Kramer mkramer at census.gov -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- r-help mailing list -- Read http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/~hornik/R/R-FAQ.html Send "info", "help", or "[un]subscribe" (in the "body", not the subject !) To: r-help-request at stat.math.ethz.ch _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._