From: oloolo on
for PROC NLIN, you have a counterpart in R called 'NLM'
for PROC NLP, you have a counterpart in R called 'OPTIM'
both in 'STAT' package that is shipped with R.

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On Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:11:52 -0500, Randall Powers <powers_r(a)BLS.GOV> wrote:

>SAS folks,
>
>I realize my question may be better suited for an R discussion board, but
>you guys are always super helpful, so I thought I'd ask here as wekk.
>
>I have in the past used SAS PROC NLIN and PROC NLP to carry out nonlinear
>optimizations. I'm wondering if there is analogous ways for doing this
>using R. If so, could someone please point me to some literature that would
>help me examine this further, or tell me about your experiences?
>
>Thanks!