maxLik: A package for maximum likelihood estimation in R

A Simplex Method for Function Minimization

J. A. Nelder, R. Mead · The Computer Journal · 1965 · 28.9K citations

Natural Sciences, Computer Science, Mathematics +8

A new approach to variable metric algorithms

R. Fletcher · The Computer Journal · 1970 · 4.1K citations · Full text

Computing, Computer Science, Algorithms +10

Conditioning of quasi-Newton methods for function minimization

David F. Shanno · Mathematics of Computation · 1970 · 3.7K citations · Full text

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A family of variable-metric methods derived by variational means

Donald Goldfarb · Mathematics of Computation · 1970 · 3.1K citations

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The Convergence of a Class of Double-rank Minimization Algorithms 1. General Considerations

C. G. Broyden · IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics · 1970 · 2.8K citations

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