My PhD supervisor once told me that everyone doing newspaper analysis starts by writing code to read in files from the LexisNexis newspaper archive (retrieved e.g., from <https://www.lexisnexis.com/> or any of the partner sites). However, while this is a nice exercise I do recommend, not everyone has the time. This package takes files downloaded from the newspaper archive of LexisNexis', reads them into R and offers functions for further processing.

Use of this package is deprecated. It has been renamed to LifeInsureR'.

This package performs likelihood-based inference for stationary time series extremes. The general approach follows Fawcett and Walshaw (2012) <doi:10.1002/env.2133>. Marginal extreme value inferences are adjusted for cluster dependence in the data using the methodology in Chandler and Bate (2007) <doi:10.1093/biomet/asm015>, producing an adjusted log-likelihood for the model parameters. A log-likelihood for the extremal index is produced using the K-gaps model of Suveges and Davison (2010) <doi:10.1214/09-AOAS292>. These log-likelihoods are combined to make inferences about extreme values. Both maximum likelihood and Bayesian approaches are available.

Datasets for the third edition of "Statistics: Unlocking the Power of Data" by Lock^5 Includes version of datasets from earlier editions.

This package provides tools for statistical analysis using partitioning-based least squares regression as described in Cattaneo, Farrell and Feng (2020a, <doi:10.48550/arXiv.1804.04916>) and Cattaneo, Farrell and Feng (2020b, <doi:10.48550/arXiv.1906.00202>): lsprobust() for nonparametric point estimation of regression functions and their derivatives and for robust bias-corrected (pointwise and uniform) inference; lspkselect() for data-driven selection of the IMSE-optimal number of knots; lsprobust.plot() for regression plots with robust confidence intervals and confidence bands; lsplincom() for estimation and inference for linear combinations of regression functions from different groups.

Implementation of the three-step approach of (latent transition) cognitive diagnosis model (CDM) with covariates. This approach can be used for single time-point situations (cross-sectional data) and multiple time-point situations (longitudinal data) to investigate how the covariates are associated with attribute mastery. For multiple time-point situations, the three-step approach of latent transition CDM with covariates allows researchers to assess changes in attribute mastery status and to evaluate the covariate effects on both the initial states and transition probabilities over time using latent logistic regression. Because stepwise approaches often yield biased estimates, correction for classification error probabilities (CEPs) is considered in this approach. The three-step approach for latent transition CDM with covariates involves the following steps: (1) fitting a CDM to the response data without covariates at each time point separately, (2) assigning examinees to latent states at each time point and computing the associated CEPs, and (3) estimating the latent transition CDM with the known CEPs and computing the regression coefficients. The method was proposed in Liang et al. (2023) <doi:10.3102/10769986231163320> and demonstrated using mental health data in Liang et al. (in press; annotated R code and data utilized in this example are available in Mendeley data) <doi:10.17632/kpjp3gnwbt.1>.

This package provides a simple mechanism to specify a symmetric block diagonal matrices (often used for covariance matrices). This is based on the domain specific language implemented in nlmixr2 but expanded to create matrices in R generally instead of specifying parts of matrices to estimate. It has expanded to include some matrix manipulation functions that are generally useful for rxode2 and nlmixr2'.

Implementation of the LoTTA (Local Trimmed Taylor Approximation) model described in "Bayesian Regression Discontinuity Design with Unknown Cutoff" by Kowalska, van de Wiel, van der Pas (2024) <doi:10.48550/arXiv.2406.11585>.

Designed to query Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) workplace/residential association and origin-destination flat files and optionally aggregate Census block-level data to block group, tract, county, or state. Data comes from the LODES FTP server <https://lehd.ces.census.gov/data/lodes/LODES8/>.

Conducts various numerical analyses and simulations in population genetics and evolutionary theory, primarily for the purpose of teaching (and learning about) key concepts in population & quantitative genetics, and evolutionary theory.

This package provides Shiny widgets and theme that support a Library Computer Access/Retrieval System (LCARS) aesthetic for Shiny apps. The package also includes functions for adding a minimal LCARS theme to static ggplot2 graphs. More details about LCARS can be found at <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LCARS>.

Helper functions to build SQL statements for dbGetQuery or dbSendQuery under program control. They are intended to increase speed of coding and to reduce coding errors. Arguments are carefully checked, in particular SQL identifiers such as names of tables or columns. More patterns will be added as required.

R6 classes to model traditional life insurance contracts like annuities, whole life insurances or endowments. Such life insurance contracts provide a guaranteed interest and are not directly linked to the performance of a particular investment vehicle, but they typically provide (discretionary) profit participation. This package provides a framework to model such contracts in a very generic (cash-flow-based) way and includes modelling profit participation schemes, dynamic increases or more general contract layers, as well as contract changes (like sum increases or premium waivers). All relevant quantities like premium decomposition, reserves and benefits over the whole contract period are calculated and potentially exported to Excel'. Mortality rates are given using the MortalityTables package.

It implements Expectation/Conditional Maximization Either (ECME) and rapidly converging algorithms as well as Bayesian inference for linear mixed models, which is described in Schafer, J.L. (1998) "Some improved procedures for linear mixed models". Dept. of Statistics, The Pennsylvania State University.

Calculates cost surfaces based on slope to be used when modelling pathways and movement potential within a landscape (Lewis, 2021) <doi:10.1007/s10816-021-09522-w>.

Linear model functions using permutation tests.

This package implements transfer learning methods for low-rank matrix estimation. These methods leverage similarity in the latent row and column spaces between the source and target populations to improve estimation in the target population. The methods include the LatEnt spAce-based tRaNsfer lEaRning (LEARNER) method and the direct projection LEARNER (D-LEARNER) method described by McGrath et al. (2024) <doi:10.48550/arXiv.2412.20605>.

Quickly generate lorem ipsum placeholder text. Easy to integrate in RMarkdown documents. Includes an RStudio addin to insert lorem ipsum into the current document.

Logger to keep track of informational events and errors useful for debugging.

Implementation of a theoretically supported alternative to k-nearest neighbors for functional data to solve problems of estimating unobserved segments of a partially observed functional data sample, functional classification and outlier detection. The approximating neighbor curves are piecewise functions built from a functional sample. Instead of a distance on a function space we use a locally defined distance function that satisfies stabilization criteria. The package allows the implementation of the methodology and the replication of the results in Elà as, A., Jiménez, R. and Yukich, J. (2020) <arXiv:2007.16059>.

Flexible functions that use lme4 as computational engine for fitting models used in Genomic Selection (GS). GS is a technology used for genetic improvement, and it has many advantages over phenotype-based selection. There are several statistical models that adequately approach the statistical challenges in GS, such as in linear mixed models (LMMs). The lme4 is the standard package for fitting linear and generalized LMMs in the R-package, but its use for genetic analysis is limited because it does not allow the correlation between individuals or groups of individuals to be defined. The lme4GS package is focused on fitting LMMs with covariance structures defined by the user, bandwidth selection, and genomic prediction. The new package is focused on genomic prediction of the models used in GS and can fit LMMs using different variance-covariance matrices. Several examples of GS models are presented using this package as well as the analysis using real data. For more details see Caamal-Pat et.al. (2021) <doi:10.3389/fgene.2021.680569>.

Estimate linear quantile mixtures based on Time-Constant (TC) and/or Time-Varying (TV), discrete, random coefficients.

Estimate and confidence/credible intervals for an unknown regressor x0 given an observed y0.

By combining constant, linear, and quadratic local models, lazy estimates the value of an unknown multivariate function on the basis of a set of possibly noisy samples of the function itself. This implementation of lazy learning automatically adjusts the bandwidth on a query-by-query basis through a leave-one-out cross-validation.