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2009 Nov 03
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1 dimensional optimization with local minima
I am using numerical optimization to fit a 1 parameter model, in which the input parameter is bounded. I am currently using optimize(), however, the problem turns out to have local minima, and optimize does not always seem to find the global minimum. I could to write a wrapping function that tries multiple intervals or starting values, but I would prefer a package that has built-in methods to make