create_objective: Create Objective Function for MPS or MLE

In dendrometry: Forest Estimations and Dendrometric Computations

Create Objective Function for MPS or MLE

Description

Creates the objective function for optimization-based estimation methods. For MLE, returns negative log-likelihood. For MPS, returns negative log-product-spacing with optional ties correction.

Usage

create_objective(method, x, dist, tol_spacing, ties_method, custom_functions)

Arguments

method	character string: "mle" or "mps".
x	numeric vector of sorted data.
dist	character string specifying the distribution.
tol_spacing	numeric tolerance for spacings/densities.
ties_method	character string for ties correction.
custom_functions	list of custom distribution functions.

Value

A function that computes the objective value given parameters.

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