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Re: st: MLE: Setting Initial Values


From   Maarten buis <[email protected]>
To   [email protected]
Subject   Re: st: MLE: Setting Initial Values
Date   Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:36:33 +0000 (GMT)

--- Maarten buis <[email protected]> wrote:
> > In your -ml model- statement you specify only 4 dependent variables
> > (Y_Y_C, N_N, Y_N, and N_Y), while in log likelihood you use 7
> > ($MLy_1 till $MLy_7). Surprisingly this does not lead to an error
> > message, but to the model not converging. (I have made the same
> > mistake before)

--- Arne Risa Hole <[email protected]> wrote:
> No, there are 7 dependent variables (4 in the first equation and 3 in
> the second equation) so this is ok 

Good catch.
Thanks,
Maarten

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Department of Social Research Methodology
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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http://home.fsw.vu.nl/m.buis/
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