list_methods

Synopsis

List all Sherpa optimization methods.

list_methods()

Description

Sherpa includes several different optimization methods that can be used to fit models to data. This function lists all available methods, by name; it accepts no arguments.

The primary task of Sherpa is to fit a model M(p) to a set of observed data, where the vector p denotes the model parameters. An optimization method is one that is used to determine the vector of model parameter values, p0, for which the chosen fit statistic is minimized.

Example

sherpa> list_methods()

['levmar', 'moncar', 'simplex', 'neldermead']

The list_methods() function lists the names of all fit optimization methods available in Sherpa:

Bugs

See the bugs pages on the Sherpa website for an up-to-date listing of known bugs.

See Also

info

list_functions, list_response_ids

methods

gridsearch, levmar, list_iter_methods, moncar, neldermead, set_method, set_method_opt

models

list_model_components, list_models

statistics

list_priors, list_samplers, set_sampler_opt