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Optimization Algorithms

There are several optimization techniques available in PROC NLMIXED. You can choose a particular optimizer with the TECH=name option in the PROC NLMIXED statement. No algorithm for optimizing general ...
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NLPQN Call

See "Nonlinear Optimization and Related Subroutines" for a listing of all NLP subroutines. See Chapter 11, "Nonlinear Optimization Examples," for a description of the inputs to and outputs of all NLP ...
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On the Existence and Uniqueness of the Maximum Likelihood Estimate of a Vector-Valued Parameter in Fixed-Size Samples

The maximum likelihood estimate is shown to exist and to be unique if a twice continuously differentiable likelihood function is constant on the boundary of the parameter space and if the Hessian ...
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Conjugate Gradient Methods in Unconstrained Optimization

Conjugate gradient methods form a class of iterative algorithms that are highly effective for solving large‐scale unconstrained optimisation problems. They achieve efficiency by constructing search ...