The Nonlinear platform is a good choice for models that are nonlinear in the parameters. This chapter focuses on custom nonlinear models, which include a model formula and parameters to be estimated. Use the default least squares loss function or a custom loss function to fit models. The platform minimizes the sum of the loss function across the observations.
The Nonlinear platform also provides predefined models, such as polynomial, logistic, Gompertz, exponential, peak, and pharmacokinetic models. See the Fit Curve topic for more information.
Note: Some models are linear in the parameters (for example, a quadratic or other polynomial) or can be transformed to be such (for example, when you use a log transformation of x). The Fit Model or Fit Y by X platforms are more appropriate in these situations. For more information about these platforms, see Model Specification in the Fitting Linear Models book and Introduction to Fit Y by X in the Basic Analysis book.