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@@ -94,11 +94,16 @@ mkinfit(mkinmod, observed,
"lsoda" is performant, but sometimes fails to converge.
}
\item{method.modFit}{
- The optimisation method passed to \code{\link{modFit}}. The default "Marq"
+ The optimisation method passed to \code{\link{modFit}}. The default "Marq"
is the Levenberg Marquardt algorithm \code{\link{nls.lm}} from the package
- \code{minpack.lm}. Often other methods need more iterations to find the
- same result. When using "Pseudo", "upper" and "lower" need to be
- specified for the transformed parameters.
+ \code{minpack.lm} and usually needs the least number of iterations.
+
+ For more complex problems where local minima occur, the "Port" algorithm is
+ recommended as it is less prone to get trapped in local minima and depends
+ less on starting values for parameters. However, it needs more iterations.
+
+ When using "Pseudo", "upper" and "lower" need to be specified for the
+ transformed parameters.
}
\item{control.modFit}{
Additional arguments passed to the optimisation method used by

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