Re: st: xtlogit stata option: tech(bhhh) vce(opg)

[Stas Kolenikov <skolenik@gmail.com>]

On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 3:41 PM, Yu Xue <snowrain@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello all,
> I have a confusion about stata maximization options, in particular
> "tech()" and "vce()" when using "xtlogit".
>
> I am using xtlogit, and I see the maximization technique option has
> "bhhh". BHHH uses outer product gradients (opg) to estimate covariance
> matrix instead of using Hessian matrix. But "opg" is not an option for
> "vce(vcetype)". Are they contradictory/inconsistent ?
> So, is "bhhh" really an option in stata if I use "xtlogit" without
> coding gradient myself or not ? I think in order to use "opg" I have
> to code analytic gradient. But how come that "bhhh" is an option for
> "tech"?

. webuse union
(NLS Women 14-24 in 1968)

. xtlogit union south black, tech(bhhh)

< output omitted >

type d2 evaluators are not allowed with technique bhhh
r(111);

So technique( bhhh ) is not really supported for this model.

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