lyses (use values of 1.01, 1.02
or even 1.05). See also Example 1 Model 2a.</p></dd>

  <dt>numdiff.parm</dt>
<dd><p>Numerical differentiation parameter</p></dd>

  <dt>maxdevchange</dt>
<dd><p>Convergence criterion for change in relative deviance</p></dd>

  <dt>globconv</dt>
<dd><p>Global convergence criterion for parameter change</p></dd>

  <dt>maxiter</dt>
<dd><p>Maximum number of iterations</p></dd>

  <dt>msteps</dt>
<dd><p>Number of iterations within a M step</p></dd>

  <dt>mstepconv</dt>
<dd><p>Co