This package provides tools specifically designed for analyzing longitudinal microbiome data. This tool integrates seven functional modules, providing a systematic framework for microbiome time-series analysis. For more details on inferences involving interspecies interactions see Fisher (2014) <doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0102451>. Details on this package are also described in an unpublished manuscript.

This package implements the moment-matching approximation for differences of non-standardized t-distributed random variables in both univariate and multivariate settings. The package provides density, distribution function, quantile function, and random generation for the approximated distributions of t-differences. The methodology establishes the univariate approximated distributions through the systematic matching of the first, second, and fourth moments, and extends it to multivariate cases, considering both scenarios of independent components and the more general multivariate t-distributions with arbitrary dependence structures. Methods build on the classical moment-matching approximation method (e.g., Casella and Berger (2024) <doi:10.1201/9781003456285>).

Unit testing for Monte Carlo methods, particularly Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods, are implemented as extensions of the testthat package. The MCMC methods check whether the MCMC chain has the correct invariant distribution. They do not check other properties of successful samplers such as whether the chain can reach all points, i.e. whether is recurrent. The tests require the ability to sample from the prior and to run steps of the MCMC chain. The methodology is described in Gandy and Scott (2020) <arXiv:2001.06465>.

Mixed effects cumulative and baseline logit link models for the analysis of ordinal or nominal responses, with non-parametric distribution for the random effects.

Equivalence tests and related confidence intervals for the comparison of two treatments, simultaneously for one or many normally distributed, primary response variables (endpoints). The step-up procedure of Quan et al. (2001) is both applied for differences and extended to ratios of means. A related single-step procedure is also available.

This package provides tools for computing Monte Carlo standard errors (MCSE) in Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) settings (survey in <doi:10.1201/b10905>, Chapter 7). MCSE computation for expectation and quantile estimators is supported as well as multivariate estimations. The package also provides functions for computing effective sample size and for plotting Monte Carlo estimates versus sample size.

Generates Raven like matrices according to different rules and the response list associated to the matrix. The package can generate matrices composed of 4 or 9 cells, along with a response list of 11 elements (the correct response + 10 incorrect responses). The matrices can be generated according to both logical rules (i.e., the relationships between the elements in the matrix are manipulated to create the matrix) and visual-spatial rules (i.e., the visual or spatial characteristics of the elements are manipulated to generate the matrix). The graphical elements of this package are based on the DescTools package. This package has been developed within the PRIN2020 Project (Prot. 20209WKCLL) titled "Computerized, Adaptive and Personalized Assessment of Executive Functions and Fluid Intelligence" and founded by the Italian Ministry of Education and Research.

Implemented are the one-sided and two-sided multiple-direction logrank test for two-sample right censored data. In addition to the statistics p-values are calculated: 1. For the one-sided testing problem one p-value based on a wild bootstrap approach is determined. 2. In the two-sided case one p-value based on a chi-squared approximation and a second p-values based on a permutation approach are calculated. Ditzhaus, M. and Friedrich, S. (2018) <arXiv:1807.05504>. Ditzhaus, M. and Pauly, M. (2018) <arXiv:1808.05627>.

This package performs meta-analysis and meta-regression using standard and robust methods with confidence intervals based on the profile likelihood. Robust methods are based on alternative distributions for the random effect, either the t-distribution (Lee and Thompson, 2008 <doi:10.1002/sim.2897> or Baker and Jackson, 2008 <doi:10.1007/s10729-007-9041-8>) or mixtures of normals (Beath, 2014 <doi:10.1002/jrsm.1114>).

Supplementary materials and datasets for the book "Modern Psychometrics With R" (Mair, 2018, Springer useR! series).

This package provides a framework which should improve reproducibility and transparency in data processing. It provides functionality such as automatic meta data creation and management, rudimentary quality management, data caching, work-flow management and data aggregation. * The title is a wish not a promise. By no means we expect this package to deliver everything what is needed to achieve full reproducibility and transparency, but we believe that it supports efforts in this direction.

Analysis of musical scales (& modes, grooves, etc.) in the vein of Sherrill 2025 <doi:10.1215/00222909-11595194>. The initials MCT in the package title refer to the article's title: "Modal Color Theory." Offers support for conventional musical pitch class set theory as developed by Forte (1973, ISBN: 9780300016109) and David Lewin (1987, ISBN: 9780300034936), as well as for the continuous geometries of Callender, Quinn, & Tymoczko (2008) <doi:10.1126/science.1153021>. Identifies structural properties of scales and calculates derived values (sign vector, color number, brightness ratio, etc.). Creates plots such as "brightness graphs" which visualize these properties.

Fit Cox proportional hazard models with a weighted partial likelihood. It handles one or multiple endpoints, additional matching and makes it possible to reuse controls for other endpoints Stoer NC and Samuelsen SO (2016) <doi:10.32614/rj-2016-030>.

Identification of ring borders on scanned image sections from dendrochronological samples. Processing of image reflectances to produce gray matrices and time series of smoothed gray values. Luminance data is plotted on segmented images for users to perform both: visual identification of ring borders or control of automatic detection. Routines to visually include/exclude ring borders on the R graphical devices, or automatically detect ring borders using a linear detection algorithm. This algorithm detects ring borders according to positive/negative extreme values in the smoothed time-series of gray values. Most of the in-package routines can be recursively implemented using the multiDetect() function.

Runs a Shiny web application that merges raw qPCR fluorescence data with related metadata to visualize species presence/absence detection patterns and assess data quality. The application calculates threshold values from raw fluorescence data using a method based on the second derivative method, Luu-The et al (2005) <doi:10.2144/05382RR05>, and utilizes the âchipPCRâ package by Rödiger, Burdukiewicz, & Schierack (2015) <doi:10.1093/bioinformatics/btv205> to calculate Cq values. The application has the ability to connect to a custom developed MySQL database to populate the applications interface. The application allows users to interact with visualizations such as a dynamic map, amplification curves and standard curves, that allow for zooming and/or filtering. It also enables the generation of customized exportable reports based on filtered mapping data.

Two functions for simulating the solution of initial value problems of the form g'(x) = G(x, g) with g(x0) = g0. One is an acceptance-rejection method. The other is a method based on the Mean Value Theorem.

Transferring over a code base from Matlab to R is often a repetitive and inefficient use of time. This package provides a translator for Matlab / Octave code into R code. It does some syntax changes, but most of the heavy lifting is in the function changes since the languages are so similar. Options for different data structures and the functions that can be changed are given. The Matlab code should be mostly in adherence to the standard style guide but some effort has been made to accommodate different number of spaces and other small syntax issues. This will not make the code more R friendly and may not even run afterwards. However, the rudimentary syntax, base function and data structure conversion is done quickly so that the maintainer can focus on changes to the design structure.

This package provides a toolbox to train a single sample classifier that uses in-sample feature relationships. The relationships are represented as feature1 < feature2 (e.g. gene1 < gene2). We provide two options to go with. First is based on switchBox package which uses Top-score pairs algorithm. Second is a novel implementation based on random forest algorithm. For simple problems we recommend to use one-vs-rest using TSP option due to its simplicity and for being easy to interpret. For complex problems RF performs better. Both lines filter the features first then combine the filtered features to make the list of all the possible rules (i.e. rule1: feature1 < feature2, rule2: feature1 < feature3, etc...). Then the list of rules will be filtered and the most important and informative rules will be kept. The informative rules will be assembled in an one-vs-rest model or in an RF model. We provide a detailed description with each function in this package to explain the filtration and training methodology in each line. Reference: Marzouka & Eriksson (2021) <doi:10.1093/bioinformatics/btab088>.

This package provides a collection of functions to connect to a Moodle database, cache relevant tables locally and generate learning analytics. Moodle is an open source Learning Management System (LMS) developed by MoodleHQ. For more information about Moodle, visit <https://moodle.org>.

This package provides methods and functions to analyze the quantitative or qualitative performance for diagnostic assays, and outliers detection, reader precision and reference range are discussed. Most of the methods and algorithms refer to CLSI (Clinical & Laboratory Standards Institute) recommendations and NMPA (National Medical Products Administration) guidelines. In additional, relevant plots are constructed by ggplot2'.

Calculates the expected/observed Fisher information and the bias-corrected maximum likelihood estimate(s) via Cox-Snell Methodology.

An implementation of MLMC (Multi-Level Monte Carlo), Giles (2008) <doi:10.1287/opre.1070.0496>, Heinrich (1998) <doi:10.1006/jcom.1998.0471>, for R. This package builds on the original Matlab and C++ implementations by Mike Giles to provide a full MLMC driver and example level samplers. Multi-core parallel sampling of levels is provided built-in.

This package provides programmatic access to the Meetup GraphQL API (<https://www.meetup.com/graphql/>), enabling users to retrieve information about groups, events, and members from Meetup (<https://www.meetup.com/>). Supports authentication via OAuth2 and includes functions for common queries and data manipulation tasks.

Generate a monochrome palette from a starting colour for a specified number of colours. The package can also be used to display colour palettes in the plot window, with or without hex codes and colour labels.