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From | Shourjo Chakravorty <shourjo@gmail.com> |
To | statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu |
Subject | Re: st: Backed-up message on last iteration |
Date | Mon, 3 Oct 2011 22:19:32 -0400 |
Btw I am using Stata11. On 3 October 2011 22:02, Shourjo Chakravorty <shourjo@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I am estimating a partially-observable biprobit model with the dfp and > bfgs techniques.Sometimes I get the "backed-up message" on the last > iteration. I've read the archives here and it says I can trust the > results. I am asking because in the book by Gould, Pitblando and Poi > (2010) "maximum likelihood estimation with stata" it states that I > cannot trust the results if the last iteration has this message (page > 20). I am a beginner and would be grateful if someone could clarify my > confusion. > > Best, > Shourjo > * > * For searches and help try: > * http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search > * http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq > * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/ > * * For searches and help try: * http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search * http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/