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 This is example1.ctl from the NONMEM 7 distribution medium.  It, along
 with the data file, can be found in the examples directory.

 ;Model Desc: Two compartment Model, Using ADVAN3, TRANS4
 ;Project Name: nm7examples
 ;Project ID: NO PROJECT DESCRIPTION

 $PROB RUN# Example 1 (from samp5l)
 $INPUT C SET ID JID TIME  DV=CONC AMT=DOSE RATE EVID MDV CMT CLX
        V1X QX V2X SDIX SDSX
 $DATA example1.csv IGNORE=C

 $SUBROUTINES ADVAN3 TRANS4

 $PK
 ; The thetas are MU modeled.
 ; Best that there is a linear relationship between THETAs and Mus
 ; The linear MU modeling of THETAS allows them to be efficiently
 ; Gibbs sampled.

 MU_1=THETA(1)
 MU_2=THETA(2)
 MU_3=THETA(3)
 MU_4=THETA(4)
 CL=DEXP(MU_1+ETA(1))
 V1=DEXP(MU_2+ETA(2))
 Q=DEXP(MU_3+ETA(3))
 V2=DEXP(MU_4+ETA(4))
 S1=V1

 $ERROR
 Y = F + F*EPS(1)

 ; Initial values of THETA
 $THETA
 (0.001, 2.0) ;[LN(CL)]
 (0.001, 2.0) ;[LN(V1)]
 (0.001, 2.0) ;[LN(Q)]
 (0.001, 2.0) ;[LN(V2)]

 ;INITIAL values of OMEGA
 $OMEGA BLOCK(4)
 0.15   ;[P]
 0.01  ;[F]
 0.15   ;[P]
 0.01  ;[F]
 0.01  ;[F]
 0.15   ;[P]
 0.01  ;[F]
 0.01  ;[F]
 0.01  ;[F]
 0.15   ;[P]

 ;Initial value of SIGMA
 $SIGMA
 (0.6 )   ;[P]

 ;Prior information is important for MCMC Bayesian analysis,
 ;not necessary for maximization methods
 ;Note the syntax used for defining priors that is available
 ;as of NONMEM 7.3
 $PRIOR NWPRI

 ; Prior information of THETAS
 $THETAP (2.0 FIX)X4

 ; Variance to prior information of THETAS.
 ; Because variances are very large, this means that the prior
 ; information to the THETAS is highly uninformative.
 $THETAPV BLOCK(4) FIX VALUES(10000,0.0)

 ; Prior information to the OMEGAS.
 $OMEGAP BLOCK(4) FIX VALUES(0.2,0.0)
 ; Degrees of freedom to prior OMEGA matrix.
 ; Because degrees of freedom is very low, equal to the
 ; the dimension of the prior OMEGA, this means that the
 ; prior information to the OMEGAS is highly uninformative
 $OMEGAPD (4 FIX)

 ; Prior information to the SIGMAS
 $SIGMAP 0.06 FIX
 ; Degrees of freedom to prior SIGMA matrix.
 ; Because degrees of freedom is very low, equal to the
 ; the dimension of the prior SIGMA, this means that the
 ; prior information to the SIGMA is highly uninformative
 $SIGMAPD (1 FIX)

 ; The first analysis is iterative two-stage,
 ; maximum of 500 iterations (NITER), iteration results
 ; are printed every 5 iterations, gradient precision (SIGL) is 4.
 ; Termination is tested on all of
 ; the population parameters (CTYPE=3),
 ; and for less then 2 significant digits change (NSIG).
 ; Prior information is not necessary for ITS, so NOPRIOR=1.
 ; The intermediate and final results of the ITS method will be
 ; recoded in row/column format in example1.ext

 $EST METHOD=ITS MAPITER=0 INTERACTION FILE=example1.ext NITER=500
      PRINT=5 NOABORT SIGL=4 CTYPE=3 CITER=10
      CALPHA=0.05 NOPRIOR=1 NSIG=2

 ; The results of ITS are used as the initial values for the
 ; SAEM method. A maximum of 3000 ; stochastic iterations (NBURN)
 ; is requested, but may end early if statistical test determines
 ; that variations in all parameters is stationary
 ; (note that any settings from the previous $EST
 ; carries over to the next $EST statement, within a $PROB).
 ; The SAEM is a Monte Carlo process,
 ; so setting the SEED assures repeatability of results.
 ; Each iteration obtains only 2 Monte Carlo samples ISAMPLE),
 ;  so they are very fast.
 ; But many iterations are needed, so PRINT only
 ; every 100th iteration.
 ; After the stochastic phase, 500 accumulation iterations will be
 ; Performed (NITER), to obtain good parameters estimates with
 ; little stochastic noise.
 ; As a new FILE has not been given, the SAEM results will append to
 ; example1.ext.

 $EST METHOD=SAEM INTERACTION NBURN=3000 NITER=500 PRINT=100
      SEED=1556678 ISAMPLE=2

 ; After the SAEM method, obtain good estimates of the marginal
 ; density (objective function),
 ; along with good estimates of the standard errors.
 ; This is best done with importance sampling ; (IMP),
 ; performing the expectation step only (EONLY=1), so that
 ; final population parameters remain at the final SAEM result.
 ; Five iterations (NITER) should allow the importance sampling
 ; proposal density to become stationary.
 ; This is observed by the objective function settling
 ; to a particular value (with some stochastic noise).
 ; By using 3000 Monte Carlo samples
 ; (ISAMPLE), this assures a precise assessment of standard errors.

 $EST METHOD=IMP  INTERACTION EONLY=1 NITER=5 ISAMPLE=3000 PRINT=1
      SIGL=8 NOPRIOR=1

 ; The Bayesian analysis is performed.
 ; While 10000 burn-in iterations are requested as a maximum,
 ; because the termination test is on (CTYPE<>0, set at the
 ; first $EST statement), and because the initial parameters are at
 ; the SAEM result, which is the maximum likelihood position,
 ; the analysis should settle down to a stationary distribution in
 ; several hundred iterations.
 ; Prior information is also used to facilitate Bayesian analysis.
 ; The individual Bayesian iteration results are important,
 ; and may be need for post-processing analysis.
 ; So specify a separate FILE for the Bayesian analysis.

 $EST METHOD=BAYES INTERACTION FILE=example1.txt NBURN=10000
      NITER=10000 PRINT=100 NOPRIOR=0

 ; Just for old-times sake, let's see what the traditional
 ; FOCE method will give us.
 ; And, remember to introduce a new FILE, so its results won't
 ; append to our Bayesian FILE.
 ; Appending to example1.ext with the EM methods is fine.

 $EST METHOD=COND INTERACTION MAXEVAL=9999 NSIG=3 SIGL=10
      PRINT=5 NOABORT NOPRIOR=1
      FILE=example1.ext

 ; Time for the standard error results.
 ; You may request a more precise gradient precision (SIGL)
 ; that differed from that used during estimation.

 $COV MATRIX=R PRINT=E UNCONDITIONAL SIGL=12

 ; Print out results in tables. Include some of the new weighted
 ; residual types

 $TABLE ID TIME PRED RES WRES CPRED CWRES EPRED ERES EWRES NOAPPEND
        ONEHEADER FILE=example1.TAB NOPRINT
 $TABLE ID CL V1 Q V2 FIRSTONLY NOAPPEND NOPRINT FILE=example1.PAR
 $TABLE ID ETA1 ETA2 ETA3 ETA4 FIRSTONLY NOAPPEND
         NOPRINT FILE=example1.ETA

REFERENCES: Guide Introduction_7

  
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