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Search found 4 matches

by Thomas
21 Jan 2021, 17:07
Forum: Errors during model validation and/or estimation.
Topic: Error when using iterative coding
Replies: 6
Views: 63781

Re: Error when using iterative coding

Huge thanks David - when turning of the derivates it now also works on my own data.

Best
/Thomas
by Thomas
21 Jan 2021, 10:32
Forum: Errors during model validation and/or estimation.
Topic: Error when using iterative coding
Replies: 6
Views: 63781

Re: Error when using iterative coding

Hi David/Stephane,

Sorry for the long delay in response. Unfortunately, your suggestion is not solving the issue. I have tried the loop code on a number of other data sets but still get the same error message. I have then tried it at one of your provided example data and still it doesn't work for ...
by Thomas
13 Nov 2020, 08:27
Forum: Errors during model validation and/or estimation.
Topic: Error when using iterative coding
Replies: 6
Views: 63781

Re: Error when using iterative coding

Hi Stephane,

Sorry, that's a leftover from testing whether the problem was related to first 40 alternatives. It should naturally be set to 1. It does, however, not influence the error message, which still says that b_distance is not influencing the log-likelihood.
Cheers
/Thomas
by Thomas
11 Nov 2020, 21:23
Forum: Errors during model validation and/or estimation.
Topic: Error when using iterative coding
Replies: 6
Views: 63781

Error when using iterative coding

Hi,

I have RP data with a large number of alternatives. I have therefore used the interative coding which is mentioned in the manual, chapter 11. Unfortunately, I get an error which I cannot resolve and therefore I ask the forum for help.

My iterative code looks like this (for simplicity I here ...