R: A replacement and extension of the optim() function

optimx-package {optimx} | R Documentation

## A replacement and extension of the optim() function

### Description

`optimx` provides a replacement and extension of the `link{optim()}` function to unify and streamline optimization capabilities in R for smooth, possibly box constrained functions of several or many parameters

Examples can be found on the `optimx` help page and in the demo directory, `demo(package = "optimx")`.

### Author(s)

John C Nash <nashjc@uottawa.ca> and Ravi Varadhan <RVaradhan@jhmi.edu>

Maintainer: John C Nash <nashjc@uottawa.ca>

### References

Nash, John C. and Varadhan, Ravi (2011) Unifying Optimization Algorithms to Aid Software System Users: optimx for R, Journal of Statistical Software, publication pending.

### See Also

optimx

[Package optimx version 2013.8.7 Index]