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Dataset
Name:
Nelson

Procedure: Nonlinear Least Squares Regression
Certification Method & Definitions

Data: 1 Response Variable (y)
2 Predictor Variables (x1 and x2)
128 Observations
Average Level of Difficulty
Observed Data
Model: log[y] = f(x;beta) + e = beta(1) - beta(2)x(1)exp[-beta(3)x(2)] + e


               Starting Values     

Parameter		      Start 1      Start 2      Start 3
     beta(1) 2.0000000000E+00 2.5000000000E+00 2.5906836021E+00
     beta(2) 1.0000000000E-04 5.0000000000E-09 5.6177717026E-09
     beta(3) -1.0000000000E-02 -5.0000000000E-02 -5.7701013174E-02