This is typically an indication that there is an error in your
likelihood function. I know that this can be very frustrating but all
we can say is check that likelihood function again in detail. It is
much harder for us to do so as we don't know what the likelihood should
be.
-- Maarten
--- Katia Bobulova <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> thank you very much for your answers.
>
> I finally sorted out the problem with my program.
>
> However, when I typed ml check I received this message:
>
> The initial values are not feasible. This may be because the initial
> values have been chosen poorly or because there is an error in my
> program and it always returns missing no matter what the parameter
> values.
>
> Stata is going to use ml search to find a feasible set of initial
> values. If myprogram is broken, this will not work and you will have
> to press Break to make ml search stop.
> Searching...
> initial: log likelihood = -<inf> (could not be evaluated)
> searching for feasible values
> ..................................................
> could not find feasible values
> r(491);
>
> What should I do to modify myprogram so that it works? Is it possible
> that the problem is the number of observations, i.e. they are not
> enough?
>
> Could you please help me?I have really no idea of how to adjust my
> data.
>
> Thanks
> Katia
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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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