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Optimization packages for Mathematica: do they exist?

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg14273] Optimization packages for Mathematica: do they exist?
• From: Michael Rutter <mrutter at perm.fw.msu.edu>
• Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 13:51:53 -0400
• Organization: Michigan State University
• Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

Does a Mathematica package exist that uses Quasi-Newton algorithms for
optimization?  I need a package that allows for the minimization of a
objective function that is not based on least squares, but maximum
likelihoods.

Thanks for any information,
Mike

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Michael Rutter                                                 _____ 
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