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Hi to all, Is there a way we can fit a non linear model to a data using non linear least square method without necessarily initialising the parameters of the model. I find it hard to get the initial value of the parameter. Below is a sample of the code I have. *nachman<-nls(OARmedium$OCCUPANCY~1exp(-alpha*OARmedium$MEAN^beta),start=list(alpha=0.2,beta=0.1),data=OARmedium)summary(nachman)* Thanks, *Evans Ochiaga* *African Institute for Mathematical Sciences* *6 Melrose Road* *Muizenberg, South Africa* *Msc in Mathematical Sciences+27 84 61 69 183 * *"When I cannot un...