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...stimated the parameter of the gamma density(a,b,d) f(x) = (1/gamma(b)*(a^b)) * ((x-d)^(b-1)) * exp{-(x-d)/a)} for x>d f(x) = Age specific fertility rate x = age when i run this in R by usling nls() gamma.asfr <- formula(asfr ~ (((age-d)^(b-1))/((gamma(b))*(a^b)))* exp(-((age-d)/a))) gamma.asfr1 <- nls(gamma.asfr, data= asfr.aus, start = list(b = 28, a = 1, d= 0.5), trace = TRUE) error: Error in numericDeriv(form[[3L]], names(ind), env) : Missing value or an infinity produced when evaluating the model when I use plinear algoritm, and run this gamma.asfr1 <- nls(gamma.asfr, data=...

Hello Everyone,   Learning about R and its wonderful array of functions. If it's not obvious, I usually try to find out what a function stands for. I think this helps me remember better.   One function that has me stumped is "sink." Can anyone tell me if this stands for something?   Thanks,   Paul         __________________________________________________ [[alternative HTML