Hey all,

I'm trying to fit a non-linear model y ~ a * constant ^ b * x ^ c and estimates the paramaters a, b and c.

Using the nls function, I'm getting following error message:

Error in nlsModel(formula, mf, start, wts) :
  singular gradient matrix at initial parameter estimates

If I logarithmize the whole equation log(y) ~ log (a) + b * log(constant) + c * log(x) and fit the equation with lm, I get only NAs estimates for the second term on the right side:

Coefficients: (1 not defined because of singularities)

Do you have any hints on how to fit this equation or any alternatives to nls?

Thanks,
Yann

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