MixedLM.steepest_ascent()

statsmodels.regression.mixed_linear_model.MixedLM.steepest_ascent

MixedLM.steepest_ascent(params, n_iter) [source]

Take steepest ascent steps to increase the log-likelihood function.

Parameters:	params : array-like The starting point of the optimization. n_iter: non-negative integer : Return once this number of iterations have occured.
Returns:	A MixedLMParameters object containing the final value of the : optimization. :