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Re: st: can cond() be nested (within nl)?
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Nick Cox <[email protected]>
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Re: st: can cond() be nested (within nl)?
Date
Mon, 3 Dec 2012 18:50:25 +0000
Same answer from me. If you have a problem, "doesn't seem to work" is
not informative. Does that mean illegal syntax or model failed to
converge? 5 parameters can be an awful lot for -nl-. My advice remains
to use -regress-.
On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 4:09 PM, David Raitzer <[email protected]> wrote:
> What I mean is something like this: nl ( y = cond(x <={z}, cond( x <= {k}, {a}*x + {b}, {c}*x + {k}*( {a} - {c}) + {b} ) ) , {s}*x + {z}*( {a} - ({c}+{s})) + {b} ) , initial (a 1 b 1 c 1 k 1 s 1 z 1)
>
> However, it doesn't seem to work for me. Is it not possible to nest cond in this manner within nl? Thank you for your help.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Nick Cox <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Cc:
> Sent: Monday, December 3, 2012 6:39 PM
> Subject: Re: st: can cond() be nested (within nl)?
>
> It is perfectly legal to include -cond()- within the <sexp> in
>
> nl (depvar=<sexp>) [if] [in] [weight] [, options]
>
> if that is what you mean. But -mkspline- followed by -regress- sounds
> much easier here.
>
> On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 9:59 AM, David Raitzer <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> I am trying to do a segmented linear regression with the nl function
> and cond. The intention is to have two breakpoints and 3 segments,
> which means that 3 conditions are required. Can cond be nested
> within nl to apply more than 2 conditions? If not, what is the best
> way to approach such a regression when the segmentation depends upon 3
> ranges of an x, rather than only 2? Thanks!
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