A stochastic model related to the Richards-type growth curve. Estimation by means of simulated annealing and variable neighborhood search

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Highlights：

• For a Richards-type curve a diffusion process is constructed.

• The distribution and main characteristics of the process are analyzed.

• The estimation of the parameters is addressed by maximum likelihood.

• A procedure for bounding the parametric space is established.

• VND and SA algorithms are used for estimating the parameters.

摘要

•For a Richards-type curve a diffusion process is constructed.•The distribution and main characteristics of the process are analyzed.•The estimation of the parameters is addressed by maximum likelihood.•A procedure for bounding the parametric space is established.•VND and SA algorithms are used for estimating the parameters.

论文关键词：Diffusion processes,Richards curve,Simulated annealing,Variable neighborhood search

论文评审过程：Received 23 December 2014, Revised 23 March 2015, Accepted 16 May 2015, Available online 11 June 2015, Version of Record 11 June 2015.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amc.2015.05.096