FitBenchmarking User Documentation

In these pages we describe how to install, run, and set options to use the FitBenchmarking software.

Contents:

• Installation
  • Installing FitBenchmarking and default fitting packages
  • Installing External Software
• Running FitBenchmarking
• Optimization Algorithms
  • Derivative Free
  • Line Search Methods
  • Trust Region
  • Algorithm Types of Available Minimizers
• Cost functions
• FitBenchmarking Output
  • Comparison Table
  • Accuracy Table
  • Runtime Table
  • Local Minimizer Table
  • Emissions Table
• Benchmark problems
• FitBenchmarking Options
  • Fitting Options
  • Minimizer Options
  • Jacobian Options
  • Hessian Options
  • Output Options
  • Logging Options
• Problem Definition Files
  • CUTEst File Format
  • Native File Format
  • Native File Format (Mantid MultiFit)
  • NIST Format
  • Horace File Format
• Checkpointing in FitBenchmarking
• FitBenchmarking Tests
• Known Issues
• FitBenchmarking tutorial videos