Main
NLS Page
MGH10
Dataset
Additional Information

Dataset
Name:

MGH10

Procedure: Nonlinear Least Squares Regression
Certification Method & Definitions

Data: 1 Response Variable (y)
1 Predictor Variable (x)
16 Observations
Higher Level of Difficulty
Generated Data

Model: y = f(x;beta) + e  =  beta(1)exp[(beta(2) / (x + beta(3))] + e


This problem was found to be difficult for some very good algorithms. See More, J. J., Garbow, B. S., and Hillstrom, K. E. (1981). Testing unconstrained optimization software. ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software. 7(1): pp. 17-41.