This package provides wrappers for scclust', a C library for computationally efficient size-constrained clustering with near-optimal performance. See <https://github.com/fsavje/scclust> for more information.

This package provides functionality to fit a zero-inflated estimator for small area estimation. This estimator is a combines a linear mixed effects regression model and a logistic mixed effects regression model via a two-stage modeling approach. The estimator's mean squared error is estimated via a parametric bootstrap method. Chandra and others (2012, <doi:10.1080/03610918.2011.598991>) introduce and describe this estimator and mean squared error estimator. White and others (2024+, <doi:10.48550/arXiv.2402.03263>) describe the applicability of this estimator to estimation of forest attributes and further assess the estimator's properties.

Perform variable selection for the spatial Poisson regression model under the adaptive elastic net penalty. Spatial count data with covariates is the input. We use a spatial Poisson regression model to link the spatial counts and covariates. For maximization of the likelihood under adaptive elastic net penalty, we implemented the penalized quasi-likelihood (PQL) and the approximate penalized loglikelihood (APL) methods. The proposed methods can automatically select important covariates, while adjusting for possible spatial correlations among the responses. More details are available in Xie et al. (2018, <arXiv:1809.06418>). The package also contains the Lyme disease dataset, which consists of the disease case data from 2006 to 2011, and demographic data and land cover data in Virginia. The Lyme disease case data were collected by the Virginia Department of Health. The demographic data (e.g., population density, median income, and average age) are from the 2010 census. Land cover data were obtained from the Multi-Resolution Land Cover Consortium for 2006.

Variable and interaction selection are essential to classification in high-dimensional setting. In this package, we provide the implementation of SODA procedure, which is a forward-backward algorithm that selects both main and interaction effects under logistic regression and quadratic discriminant analysis. We also provide an extension, S-SODA, for dealing with the variable selection problem for semi-parametric models with continuous responses.

This package provides three types of datetime pickers for usage in a Shiny UI. A datetime picker is an input field for selecting both a date and a time.

Estimation of function and index vector in single index model ('sim') with (and w/o) shape constraints including different smoothness conditions. See, e.g., Kuchibhotla and Patra (2020) <doi:10.3150/19-BEJ1183>.

Easily create pretty popup messages (modals) in Shiny'. A modal can contain text, images, OK/Cancel buttons, an input to get a response from the user, and many more customizable options.

Conduct asymptotic and empirical power and sample size calculations for Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) association studies with right censored time to event outcomes.

This package provides a group of functions that support the sf package, focused primarily on repairing polygons that break when re-projected.

This package provides tools for the simulation of data in the context of small area estimation. Combine all steps of your simulation - from data generation over drawing samples to model fitting - in one object. This enables easy modification and combination of different scenarios. You can store your results in a folder or start the simulation in parallel.

Shiny wrappers for the RGL package. This package exposes RGL's ability to export WebGL visualization in a shiny-friendly format.

Extension to the spatstat package, containing interactive graphics capabilities.

Time series area-level models for small area estimation. The package supplements the functionality of the sae package. Specifically, it includes EBLUP fitting of the Rao-Yu model in the original form without a spatial component. The package also offers a modified ("dynamic") version of the Rao-Yu model, replacing the assumption of stationarity. Both univariate and multivariate applications are supported. Of particular note is the allowance for covariance of the area-level sample estimates over time, as encountered in rotating panel designs such as the U.S. National Crime Victimization Survey or present in a time-series of 5-year estimates from the American Community Survey. Key references to the methods include J.N.K. Rao and I. Molina (2015, ISBN:9781118735787), J.N.K. Rao and M. Yu (1994) <doi:10.2307/3315407>, and R.E. Fay and R.A. Herriot (1979) <doi:10.1080/01621459.1979.10482505>.

This package performs variable selection based on subsampling, ranking forward selection. Details of the method are published in Lihui Liu, Hong Gu, Johan Van Limbergen, Toby Kenney (2020) SuRF: A new method for sparse variable selection, with application in microbiome data analysis Statistics in Medicine 40 897-919 <doi:10.1002/sim.8809>. Xo is the matrix of predictor variables. y is the response variable. Currently only binary responses using logistic regression are supported. X is a matrix of additional predictors which should be scaled to have sum 1 prior to analysis. fold is the number of folds for cross-validation. Alpha is the parameter for the elastic net method used in the subsampling procedure: the default value of 1 corresponds to LASSO. prop is the proportion of variables to remove in the each subsample. weights indicates whether observations should be weighted by class size. When the class sizes are unbalanced, weighting observations can improve results. B is the number of subsamples to use for ranking the variables. C is the number of permutations to use for estimating the critical value of the null distribution. If the doParallel package is installed, the function can be run in parallel by setting ncores to the number of threads to use. If the default value of 1 is used, or if the doParallel package is not installed, the function does not run in parallel. display.progress indicates whether the function should display messages indicating its progress. family is a family variable for the glm() fitting. Note that the glmnet package does not permit the use of nonstandard link functions, so will always use the default link function. However, the glm() fitting will use the specified link. The default is binomial with logistic regression, because this is a common use case. pval is the p-value for inclusion of a variable in the model. Under the null case, the number of false positives will be geometrically distributed with this as probability of success, so if this parameter is set to p, the expected number of false positives should be p/(1-p).

This package implements different kinds of bootstraps to estimate sampling variation from survey data with complex designs. Includes the rescaled bootstrap described in Rust and Rao (1996) <doi:10.1177/096228029600500305> and Rao and Wu (1988) <doi:10.1080/01621459.1988.10478591>.

Calculates performance criteria measures and associated Monte Carlo standard errors for simulation results. Includes functions to help run simulation studies, following a general simulation workflow that closely aligns with the approach described by Morris, White, and Crowther (2019) <DOI:10.1002/sim.8086>. Also includes functions for calculating bootstrap confidence intervals (including normal, basic, studentized, percentile, bias-corrected, and bias-corrected-and-accelerated) with tidy output, as well as for extrapolating confidence interval coverage rates and hypothesis test rejection rates following techniques suggested by Boos and Zhang (2000) <DOI:10.1080/01621459.2000.10474226>.

Estimation, scoring, and plotting functions for the semi-parametric factor model proposed by Liu & Wang (2022) <doi:10.1007/s11336-021-09832-8> and Liu & Wang (2023) <arXiv:2303.10079>. Both the conditional densities of observed responses given the latent factors and the joint density of latent factors are estimated non-parametrically. Functional parameters are approximated by smoothing splines, whose coefficients are estimated by penalized maximum likelihood using an expectation-maximization (EM) algorithm. E- and M-steps can be parallelized on multi-thread computing platforms that support OpenMP'. Both continuous and unordered categorical response variables are supported.

Generates artificial point patterns marked by their spatial and temporal signatures. The resulting point cloud may exhibit inherent interactions between both signatures. The simulation integrates microsimulation (Holm, E., (2017)<doi:10.1002/9781118786352.wbieg0320>) and agent-based models (Bonabeau, E., (2002)<doi:10.1073/pnas.082080899>), beginning with the configuration of movement characteristics for the specified agents (referred to as walkers') and their interactions within the simulation environment. These interactions (Quaglietta, L. and Porto, M., (2019)<doi:10.1186/s40462-019-0154-8>) result in specific spatiotemporal patterns that can be visualized, analyzed, and used for various analytical purposes. Given the growing scarcity of detailed spatiotemporal data across many domains, this package provides an alternative data source for applications in social and life sciences.

Models with skewâ normally distributed and thus asymmetric error terms, implementing the methods developed in Badunenko and Henderson (2023) "Production analysis with asymmetric noise" <doi:10.1007/s11123-023-00680-5>. The package provides tools to estimate regression models with skewâ normal error terms, allowing both the variance and skewness parameters to be heteroskedastic. It also includes a stochastic frontier framework that accommodates both i.i.d. and heteroskedastic inefficiency terms.

This package provides methods for sampling contact matrices from diary data for use in infectious disease modelling, as discussed in Mossong et al. (2008) <doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0050074>.

Tests for equality of two survival functions based on integrated weighted differences of two Kaplan-Meier curves.

This package provides tools to calculate the alpha parameter of the Weibull distribution, given beta and the age-specific fertility of a species, so that the population remains stable and stationary. Methods are inspired by "Survival profiles from linear models versus Weibull models: Estimating stable and stationary population structures for Pleistocene large mammals" (Martà n-González et al. 2019) <doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2019.03.031>.

Generate the optimal Latin Hypercube Designs (LHDs) for computer experiments with quantitative factors and the optimal Sliced Latin Hypercube Designs (SLHDs) for computer experiments with both quantitative and qualitative factors. Details of the algorithm can be found in Ba, S., Brenneman, W. A. and Myers, W. R. (2015), "Optimal Sliced Latin Hypercube Designs," Technometrics. Important function in this package is "maximinSLHD".

User tools for working with The STOICH (Stoichiometric Traits of Organisms in their Chemical Habitats) Project database <https://snr-stoich.unl.edu/>. This package is designed to aid in data discovery, filtering, pairing water samples with organism samples, and merging data tables to assist users in preparing data for analyses. For additional examples see "Additional Examples" and the readme file at <https://github.com/STOICH-project/STOICH-utilities>.