Can optimisation (simplex etc) be done through R?
Yes. For a simple start try: help(optim) If you need a more complicated algorithm look into the 'neldermead' package. HTH, -Steve -----Original Message----- From: r-help-bounces at r-project.org [mailto:r-help-bounces at r-project.org] On Behalf Of Partha Sinha Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 1:31 AM To: r-help Subject: [R] Optimisation Can optimisation (simplex etc) be done through R? ______________________________________________ R-help at r-project.org mailing list stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
> Can optimisation (simplex etc) be done through R? >Try the CRAN task view on optimisation at, for example, 'finzi.psych.upenn.edu/views/Optimization.html ******************************************************************* This email and any attachments are confidential. Any use...{{dropped:8}}
> Partha Sinha <pnsinha68 at gmail.com> > Wed Feb 1 07:31:08 CET 2012 > > Can optimisation (simplex etc) be done through R?The GLPK mixed-integer library has R language bindings. I am not sure how up-to-date it is though. Information is available here: en.wikibooks.org/wiki/GLPK/R best wishes --- Robbie Morrison PhD student -- policy-oriented energy system simulation Technical University of Berlin (TU-Berlin), Germany [from Webmail client]