From eb8b56ed6f83e3c7df63e48f9488362363d26709 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Johannes Ranke Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2022 14:57:13 +0200 Subject: Basic multistart method for saem.mmkin objects --- man/multistart.Rd | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 43 insertions(+) create mode 100644 man/multistart.Rd (limited to 'man/multistart.Rd') diff --git a/man/multistart.Rd b/man/multistart.Rd new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ff60b01d --- /dev/null +++ b/man/multistart.Rd @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand +% Please edit documentation in R/multistart.R +\name{multistart} +\alias{multistart} +\alias{multistart.saem.mmkin} +\title{Perform a hierarchical model fit with multiple starting values} +\usage{ +multistart(object, n = 50, cores = 1, ...) + +\method{multistart}{saem.mmkin}(object, n = 50, cores = 1, ...) +} +\arguments{ +\item{object}{The fit object to work with} + +\item{n}{How many different combinations of starting parameters should be +used?} + +\item{cores}{How many fits should be run in parallel?} + +\item{\dots}{Passed to the update function.} +} +\value{ +A list of \link{saem.mmkin} objects, with class attributes +'multistart.saem.mmkin' and 'multistart'. +} +\description{ +The purpose of this method is to check if a certain algorithm for fitting +nonlinear hierarchical models (also known as nonlinear mixed-effects models) +will reliably yield results that are sufficiently similar to each other, if +started with a certain range of reasonable starting parameters. It is +inspired by the article on practical identifiabiliy in the frame of nonlinear +mixed-effects models by Duchesne et al (2021). +} +\details{ +Currently, parallel execution of the fits is only supported using +\link[parallel:mclapply]{parallel::mclapply}, i.e. not available on Windows. +} +\references{ +Duchesne R, Guillemin A, Gandrillon O, Crauste F. Practical +identifiability in the frame of nonlinear mixed effects models: the example +of the in vitro erythropoiesis. BMC Bioinformatics. 2021 Oct 4;22(1):478. +doi: 10.1186/s12859-021-04373-4. +} -- cgit v1.2.1