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. . adotype norm1_lf ~/ado/personal/norm1_lf.ado:

program norm1_lf version 8.2 args lnf mu sigma quietly replace `lnf' = ln(normden($ML_y1,`mu',`sigma')) end

. . clear

. set obs 1000 obs was 0, now 1000

. set seed 20060320

. g double y = 5 + 2*invnormal(uniform())

. summ

Variable | Obs Mean Std. Dev. Min Max -------------+-------------------------------------------------------- y | 1000 5.043871 2.022937 -1.187671 10.62669

. . ml model lf norm1_lf (mu: y=) (sigma:)

. . ml check

Test 1: Calling norm1_lf to check if it computes log likelihood and does not alter coefficient vector... Passed.

Test 2: Calling norm1_lf again to check if the same log likelihood value is returned... Passed.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The initial values are not feasible. This may be because the initial values have been chosen poorly or because there is an error in norm1_lf 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 norm1_lf 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 + feasible: log likelihood = -49695.686 improving initial values +++....+.. improve: log likelihood = -2781.4223 rescaling entire vector +. rescale: log likelihood = -2375.8374 rescaling equations .... rescale eq: log likelihood = -2375.8374

restarting tests... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Test 1: Calling norm1_lf to check if it computes log likelihood and does not alter coefficient vector... Passed.

Test 2: Calling norm1_lf again to check if the same log likelihood value is returned... Passed.

Test 3: Calling norm1_lf to check if 1st derivatives are computed... test not relevant for method lf.

Test 4: Calling norm1_lf again to check if the same 1st derivatives are returned... test not relevant for method lf.

Test 5: Calling norm1_lf to check if 2nd derivatives are computed... test not relevant for method lf.

Test 6: Calling norm1_lf again to check if the same 2nd derivatives are returned... test not relevant for method lf.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Searching for alternate values for the coefficient vector to verify that norm1_lf returns different results when fed a different coefficient vector:

Searching... initial: log likelihood = -<inf> (could not be evaluated) searching for feasible values +

feasible: log likelihood = -3265.0017 improving initial values ......+... improve: log likelihood = -2633.6456

continuing with tests... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Test 7: Calling norm1_lf to check log likelihood at the new values... Passed.

Test 8: Calling norm1_lf requesting 1st derivatives at the new values... test not relevant for method lf.

Test 9: Calling norm1_lf requesting 2nd derivatives at the new values... test not relevant for method lf.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------ norm1_lf HAS PASSED ALL TESTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Test 10: Does norm1_lf produce unanticipated output? This is a minor issue. Stata has been running norm1_lf with all output suppressed. This time Stata will not suppress the output. If you see any unanticipated output, you need to place quietly in front of some of the commands in norm1_lf.

-------------------------------------------------------------- begin execution ---------------------------------------------------------------- end execution

. . ml maximize

initial: log likelihood = -2633.6456 rescale: log likelihood = -2633.6456 rescale eq: log likelihood = -2180.1008 Iteration 0: log likelihood = -2180.1008 Iteration 1: log likelihood = -2124.5124 Iteration 2: log likelihood = -2122.9893 Iteration 3: log likelihood = -2122.9885 Iteration 4: log likelihood = -2122.9885

Number of obs = 1000 Wald chi2(0) = . Log likelihood = -2122.9885 Prob > chi2 = .

------------------------------------------------------------------------------ y | Coef. Std. Err. z P>|z| [95% Conf. Interval] -------------+---------------------------------------------------------------- mu | _cons | 5.043871 .0639389 78.89 0.000 4.918554 5.169189 -------------+---------------------------------------------------------------- sigma | _cons | 2.021925 .0452116 44.72 0.000 1.933312 2.110538 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

. . ereturn list

scalars: e(rc) = 0 e(ll) = -2122.988479288756 e(converged) = 1 e(rank) = 2 e(k) = 2 e(k_eq) = 2 e(k_dv) = 1 e(ic) = 4 e(N) = 1000 e(k_eq_model) = 1 e(df_m) = 0 e(chi2) = . e(p) = .

macros: e(cmd) : "ml" e(predict) : "ml_p" e(chi2type) : "Wald" e(opt) : "ml" e(depvar) : "y" e(ml_method) : "lf" e(user) : "norm1_lf" e(crittype) : "log likelihood" e(technique) : "nr" e(properties) : "b V"

matrices: e(b) : 1 x 2 e(V) : 2 x 2 e(gradient) : 1 x 2 e(ilog) : 1 x 20 e(ml_hn) : 1 x 2 e(ml_tn) : 1 x 2

functions: e(sample)

. . log close log: /Users/baum/doc/Courses 2005-2006/EC77101/771ml2.smcl log type: smcl closed on: 20 Mar 2006, 14:35:33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------