Date:         Mon, 10 Aug 1998 15:52:17 GMT
Reply-To:     scocar@MY-DEJANEWS.COM
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From:         scocar@MY-DEJANEWS.COM
Organization: Deja News - The Leader in Internet Discussion
Subject:      Re: How to maximize a likelihood function?

Hi All,
 
Proc NLP is the perfect proceedure to implement custom MLEs. A NLP solver is
also available within IML. If you have SAS/OR loaded, type 'help nlp' at the
command prompt for syntax.
 
Scott Carl
Marketing Statistician
Marketing Analytics
 
In article <3Q0MVU$zbR@bbs.agec.ntu.edu.tw>,
  bighead.bbs@bbs.agec.ntu.edu.tw ($j@Y) wrote:
> !0 $^-z!mvanhorn@ssb.rochester.edu (Larry Van Horn)!n$';J(%!G
> : Folks,
> : I would like to give sas a specific objective function and perform a
> : maximum likelihood estimation.  SAS suggested that I use PROC NLP from
> : the OR package.  I couldn't find it in the OR manual.  Is this the
> : correct procedure?  Is there IML code I should be using?  Any
> : direction here would be helpful.  Thanks in advance,
> : Larry
>
> hi,Larry:
>
>       the question what you asked that I meet before. I have asked the SAS
> compapy,but I do not have the answer. So what I suggest is that:
> 1.You sould be sure what problem you have,and you must know the different
>   between OR and IML procedure.
> 2.If you do not have a linear programing problem,In my opion,NLP will give
>   no help.You should use IML procedure,but it is not easy to learn.You must
>   write it step by step,and you must be sure the matrix calculate is ok!
> 3.the another way you can do is enter the MACRO for SAS,and try to make it
>   useful,but you must have a good computer skill.
>
> anyway,SAS is too easy for users,and you can not easy to do any change,in
> another word,SAS is not flexible for maximum lilelihood estimation. I suggest
> you can try the TSP . TSP is what I use to do the maximum lilelihood estima.
>
> ps: I have a poor English,so God help you that you can understand what I say
> well.I wish it can be helpful for you.
>
>                                                             Bighead
>
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