# Black Box Optimization and Exploration of Parameter Space

## Documentation for package ‘blackbox’ version 1.1.7

- DESCRIPTION file.
- Package NEWS.

## Help Pages

blackbox-package | Black box optimization and response surface exploration
bboptim | Black-box function optimization
blackbox | Black box optimization and response surface exploration
blackbox.getOption | blackbox options settings
blackbox.options | blackbox options settings
buildFONKgpointls | Prepare data for smoothing
buildPointls | Read a data file
calc1DCIs | Compute 1D confidence intervals
calc1Dprofiles | One and two-dimensional profiles, and surface plots
calc2D3Dplots | One and two-dimensional profiles, and surface plots
calcGCV | Estimate smoothing parameters by generalized cross-validation (GCV)
calcLRTs | Compute (profile) likelihood ratio tests
calcPredictorOK | Generate smoothing predictor given smoothing parameters
calcProfileLR | One and two-dimensional profiles, and surface plots
init_grid | Define starting points in parameter space.
islogscale | Test for parameter log scale
maximizeOK | Find maximum of predicted response surface
prepareData | Prepare data and controls for smoothing
preprocessbboptions | Set controls for most functiosn in the package
rbb | Black-box function optimization
sampleByResp | Sample predictor points according to predicted response
saveOldFile | Save a copy of an existing file.
writeFinalInfo | Pretty output, and management of output files