[R] mle from stats4

I am using mle as a wrapper from optim( ). How would I extract the convergence code, to know that optim( ) converged properly? Thanks, Stephen Collins, MPP | Analyst Global Strategy | Aon Benfield [[alternative HTML version deleted

[R] Using linear formula inside MLE

)) Comparison using glm# glm(Y~X-1,family=binomial) Thanks, Stephen Collins, MPP | Analyst Global Strategy | Aon Benfield [[alternative HTML version deleted]] __ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman

[R] optim() question

I've seen with other software the capability for the optimizer to switch algorithms if it is not making progress between iterations. Is this capability available in optim()? Thanks, Stephen Collins, MPP | Analyst Health Benefits | Aon Consulting [[alternative HTML version deleted

[R] mle() question

Is there a way to code the mle() function in library stats4 such that it switches optimizing methods midstream (i.e. BFGS to Newton and back to BFGS, etc.)? Thanks, Stephen Collins, MPP | Analyst Health Benefits | Aon Consulting [[alternative HTML version deleted

[R] loglik and arima()

as that of the restricted model. Am I interpreting the loglik output incorrectly? Regards, Stephen Collins, MPP | Analyst Health Benefits | Aon Consulting 200 East Randolph, Suite 900, Chicago, IL Tel: 312-381-2578 | Fax: 312-381-0136 Email: stephen_coll...@aon.com Aon Consulting selected by the readers

[R] Categorical Variables and glm()

When including categorical variables in a regression, the default in R is to set the first level as the base. Is there an option to specify a different level as the base? Regards, Stephen Collins, MPP | Analyst Health Benefits | Aon Consulting [[alternative HTML version deleted

[R] Viewing code

How do you view the code for a built-in R command (i.e., if I want to see what R is doing when I run a glm() statement)? Regards, Stephen [[alternative HTML version deleted]] __ R-help@r-project.org mailing list

[R] How fast of a desktop can I buy?

for in a desktop. Regards, Stephen Collins, MPP | Analyst Health Benefits | Aon Consulting 200 East Randolph, Suite 900, Chicago, IL Tel: 312-381-2578 | Fax: 312-381-0136 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aon Consulting selected by the readers of Business Insurance as the “Best Employee Benefit Consulting Firmâ

[R] Vectorizing sample()

welcomed. Regards, Stephen Collins, MPP | Analyst Health Benefits | Aon Consulting 200 East Randolph, Suite 900, Chicago, IL Tel: 312-381-2578 | Fax: 312-381-0136 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aon Consulting selected by the readers of Business Insurance as the “Best Employee Benefit Consulting Firmâ

[R] Two overlaid density plots - Does order matter?

) #Plot No. 2 plot(pre.den,col=2) lines(cdata.den,col = 1) Regards, Stephen Collins, MPP | Analyst Health Benefits | Aon Consulting 200 East Randolph, Suite 900, Chicago, IL Tel: 312-381-2578 | Fax: 312-381-0136 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [[alternative HTML version deleted