Dear Arthur, Dear All,
When fitting a univariate model I get the following problem: The LogL
function converge at a maximum value. Sometimes the value decreases in
every iteration and sometimes it first increases and then decreases, but
the final value is not the maximum. Changing the initial values or using
!GU option makes the LogL to increase in every itration, but the final
value is the same as in prior run.
So I think ASREML has found a local maximum, but not the global maximum.
Is this right ? Any sugestion on how to solve this problem ?
Hermann
PS: Following are the LogL values so you can understan my questions.
LogL=-1177.45 S2= 5.1233 802 df 0.1000 0.1000
1.000
LogL=-1177.60 S2= 4.9262 802 df 0.1277 0.1299
1.000
LogL=-1178.34 S2= 4.6714 802 df 0.1730 0.1699
1.000
LogL=-1179.18 S2= 4.4919 802 df 0.2145 0.1949
1.000
LogL=-1179.47 S2= 4.4425 802 df 0.2288 0.1993
1.000
LogL=-1179.50 S2= 4.4371 802 df 0.2305 0.1996
1.000
LogL=-1179.50 S2= 4.4366 802 df 0.2306 0.1996
1.000
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