optimization issue

[stephane.g.zebouni@jpmorgan.com]

Hello,

I am using S-plus 6.1 and the function nlminb to optimize a function of one parameter (a target function ofr an ewma model). I want to be able to pass an argument to the function that is not supposed to be optimized (i.e. i am minimizing on a given set of data,and i want to be able to change this set of data as i want to call the optimization several times on different sets of data) Is there a simple way to do that?

Thanks a lot

Stephane
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