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Rounding parameter values in genoud(), Rgenoud package

Jasjeet Singh Sekhon 
Hi Scott,
Thanks for the question.  I don't know what your application is but
you may want to use the integer datatype (data.type.int=TRUE) and then
rescale the parameters in your function to provide the decimal
resolution you would like.  For example, set the genoud bounds so a
given parameter can range from -1,000,000 to 1,000,000 but in your fit
function divide the parameter by 10,000 so it actually ranges from
-100 to 100 and allows for four decimal places.  Judging from the
numbers you have printed, you could probably get away with the genoud
range being just -100,000 to 100,000 etc.

For example, set the "default.domains=100,000" or use the Domains
option to set individual parameter specific bounds; set
"data.type.int=TRUE"; and in your fit function:

FitFunction <- function(PARMS)
  {
    PARMS <- PARMS/10000
    [....your code....]
  }

Cheers, Jas.

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  Social Science
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