Re: st: timeout option

[Richard Williams <Richard.A.Williams.5@ND.edu>]

At 07:36 PM 4/19/2006, Sascha O. Becker wrote:
> In reply to my question about a "timeout option", Jeff Pitblado gave 
> a very helpful reply (thanks!!) ...
>
> > In Stata 9, -bootstrap- has a -reject()- option and all -ml- based
> > commands save -e(converged)- to indicate when they have converged 
> to a > solution. Combining them with the -iterate()- option can cut down on
> > some of the time consuming bootstrap replicates.
>
> ... but:
> Logit and probit, being ML procedures, do allow for 
> -maximize_options-, i.e. allow for -iterate()-, but do not seem to 
> save -e(converged)- ?!
Perhaps -glm- or my -oglm- program would work?  I checked and oglm 
saves e(converged).  oglm is slower than logit or probit; I don't 
know how glm's speed compares.


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