R help - Mar 2009 - Newton-Raphson method and Quasi Newton

Hello,

I need to apply the Newton-Raphson method and Quasi Newton method to a
maximum log-likelihood function with three parameters.
Which are the functions to use in R? And how to use it?

Thanks, GB.

Check out:

?optim
?nlminb

Ravi.

____________________________________________________________________

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

Ph. (410) 502-2619
email: rvaradhan at jhmi.edu


----- Original Message -----
From: lelebecks <gabriele.beccalli at gmail.com>
Date: Monday, March 2, 2009 8:42 am
Subject: [R] Newton-Raphson method and Quasi Newton
To: r-help at r-project.org

> Hello,
>  
>  I need to apply the Newton-Raphson method and Quasi Newton method to 
> a
>  maximum log-likelihood function with three parameters.
>  Which are the functions to use in R? And how to use it?
>  
>  Thanks, GB.
>  
>  ______________________________________________
>  R-help at r-project.org mailing list
>  
>  PLEASE do read the posting guide 
>  and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.