Dear all,
I've written a loop that maximize a given function. In order to
control convergence i use 3 critereon
iteration number and 2 scalars for tolerance
My statement is :
...
while ((critb > eps) || (crita > eps^2) || (iter <= 31)) {
....stmts
iter=iter+1
}
I expect that Mata must stop the loop when at least one of the three critereon is reached. But the problem is: Mata goes untill iteration 112 (for example) and it doesn't stop the loop at iteration 31 as expected.
My output portion is given below:
End iteration 112.00
Stepsize: 0.02
Criterion: 1.35
Percent variation: 0.00
....
Even when i replace (||) by (|) I get the same results
any ideas to resolve this problem? Waht is the logic of mata to evaluate 3 or more condition in the while loop?
Thank you
AbdelRahmen El Lahga
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