statsmodels.regression.mixed_linear_model.MixedLM.steepest_ascent

MixedLM.steepest_ascent(params, n_iter)

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.