This package provides a function that, as an alternative to base::list, allows default values to be inherited from another list.

Bootstrap routines for nested linear mixed effects models fit using either lme4 or nlme'. The provided bootstrap() function implements the parametric, residual, cases, random effect block (REB), and wild bootstrap procedures. An overview of these procedures can be found in Van der Leeden et al. (2008) <doi: 10.1007/978-0-387-73186-5_11>, Carpenter, Goldstein & Rasbash (2003) <doi: 10.1111/1467-9876.00415>, and Chambers & Chandra (2013) <doi: 10.1080/10618600.2012.681216>.

The LIC criterion is to determine the most informative subsets so that the subset can retain most of the information contained in the complete data. The philosophy of the package is described in Guo G. (2022) <doi:10.1080/02664763.2022.2053949>.

This package provides a largish collection of example datasets, including several classics. Many of these datasets are well suited for regression, classification, and visualization.

This package provides easy access for sentiment lexicons for those who want to do text analysis in Portuguese texts. As of now, two Portuguese lexicons are available: SentiLex-PT02 and OpLexicon (v2.1 and v3.0).

Performing impulse-response function (IRF) analysis of relevant variables of agent-based simulation models, in particular for models described in LSD format. Based on the data produced by the simulation model, it performs both linear and state-dependent IRF analysis, providing the tools required by the Counterfactual Monte Carlo (CMC) methodology (Amendola and Pereira (2024) <doi:10.2139/ssrn.4740360>), including state identification and sensitivity. CMC proposes retrieving the causal effect of shocks by exploiting the opportunity to directly observe the counterfactual in a fully controlled experimental setup. LSD (Laboratory for Simulation Development) is free software available at <https://www.labsimdev.org/>).

This package provides methods and tools for model selection and multi-model inference (Burnham and Anderson (2002) <doi:10.1007/b97636>, among others). SUR (for parameter estimation), logit'/'probit (for binary classification), and VARMA (for time-series forecasting) are implemented. Evaluations are both in-sample and out-of-sample. It is designed to be efficient in terms of CPU usage and memory consumption.

This package provides a set of tools designed to enhance transparency and understanding of date-time manipulation functions from the lubridate package. It provides detailed feedback about the operations performed by lubridate functions, allowing users to better comprehend and debug their code. These insights serve as both a learning tool for newcomers and a debugging aid for programmers working with date-time data.

Spatial and spatio-temporal modelling of point patterns using the log-Gaussian Cox process. Bayesian inference for spatial, spatiotemporal, multivariate and aggregated point processes using Markov chain Monte Carlo. See Benjamin M. Taylor, Tilman M. Davies, Barry S. Rowlingson, Peter J. Diggle (2015) <doi:10.18637/jss.v063.i07>.

The leader clustering algorithm provides a means for clustering a set of data points. Unlike many other clustering algorithms it does not require the user to specify the number of clusters, but instead requires the approximate radius of a cluster as its primary tuning parameter. The package provides a fast implementation of this algorithm in n-dimensions using Lp-distances (with special cases for p=1,2, and infinity) as well as for spatial data using the Haversine formula, which takes latitude/longitude pairs as inputs and clusters based on great circle distances.

This package produces a PDF diff of two rmarkdown', quarto', Sweave or TeX files, using the external latexdiff utility.

An easy-to-use ndjson (newline-delimited JSON') logger. It provides a set of wrappers for base R's message(), warning(), and stop() functions that maintain identical functionality, but also log the handler message to an ndjson log file. No change in existing code is necessary to use this package, and only a few additional adjustments are needed to fully utilize its potential.

"Learning with Subset Stacking" is a supervised learning algorithm that is based on training many local estimators on subsets of a given dataset, and then passing their predictions to a global estimator. You can find the details about LESS in our manuscript at <arXiv:2112.06251>.

This package provides instrumental variable estimation of treatment effects when both the endogenous treatment and its instrument are binary. Applicable to both binary and continuous outcomes.

Clustering or classification of longitudinal data based on a mixture of multivariate t or Gaussian distributions with a Cholesky-decomposed covariance structure. Details in McNicholas and Murphy (2010) <doi:10.1002/cjs.10047> and McNicholas and Subedi (2012) <doi:10.1016/j.jspi.2011.11.026>.

Shiny apps for the quantitative analysis of images from lateral flow assays (LFAs). The images are segmented and background corrected and color intensities are extracted. The apps can be used to import and export intensity data and to calibrate LFAs by means of linear, loess, or gam models. The calibration models can further be saved and applied to intensity data from new images for determining concentrations.

Estimates a lognormal-Pareto mixture by means of the Expectation-Conditional-Maximization-Either algorithm and by maximizing the profile likelihood function. A likelihood ratio test for discriminating between lognormal and Pareto tail is also implemented. See Bee, M. (2022) <doi:10.1007/s11634-022-00497-4>.

Supervised classification methods, which (if asked) can provide step-by-step explanations of the algorithms used, as described in PK Josephine et. al., (2021) <doi:10.59176/kjcs.v1i1.1259>; and datasets to test them on, which highlight the strengths and weaknesses of each technique.

An HTML widget that randomly tours 2D projections of numerical data. A random walk through projections of the data is shown. The user can manipulate the plot to use specified axes, or turn on Guided Tour mode to find an informative projection of the data. Groups within the data can be hidden or shown, as can particular axes. Points can be brushed, and the selection can be linked to other widgets using crosstalk. The underlying method to produce the random walk and projection pursuit uses Langevin dynamics. The widget can be used from within R, or included in a self-contained R Markdown or Quarto document or presentation, or used in a Shiny app.

Life and Fertility Tables are appropriate to study the dynamics of arthropods populations. This package provides utilities for constructing Life Tables and Fertility Tables, related demographic parameters, and some simple graphs of interest. It also offers functions to transform the obtained data into a known format for better manipulation. In addition, two methods for obtaining the confidence interval are included.

Given a postulated model and a set of data, the comparison density is estimated and the deviance test is implemented in order to assess if the data distribution deviates significantly from the postulated model. Finally, the results are summarized in a CD-plot as described in Algeri S. (2019) <arXiv:1906.06615>.

Estimate haplotypic or composite pairwise linkage disequilibrium (LD) in polyploids, using either genotypes or genotype likelihoods. Support is provided to estimate the popular measures of LD: the LD coefficient D, the standardized LD coefficient D', and the Pearson correlation coefficient r. All estimates are returned with corresponding standard errors. These estimates and standard errors can then be used for shrinkage estimation. The main functions are ldfast(), ldest(), mldest(), sldest(), plot.lddf(), format_lddf(), and ldshrink(). Details of the methods are available in Gerard (2021a) <doi:10.1111/1755-0998.13349> and Gerard (2021b) <doi:10.1038/s41437-021-00462-5>.

Computational routines for estimating local Gaussian parameters. Local Gaussian parameters are useful for characterizing and testing for non-linear dependence within bivariate data. See e.g. Tjostheim and Hufthammer, Local Gaussian correlation: A new measure of dependence, Journal of Econometrics, 2013, Volume 172 (1), pages 33-48 <DOI:10.1016/j.jeconom.2012.08.001>.

Random forests are a statistical learning method widely used in many areas of scientific research essentially for its ability to learn complex relationships between input and output variables and also its capacity to handle high-dimensional data. However, current random forests approaches are not flexible enough to handle longitudinal data. In this package, we propose a general approach of random forests for high-dimensional longitudinal data. It includes a flexible stochastic model which allows the covariance structure to vary over time. Furthermore, we introduce a new method which takes intra-individual covariance into consideration to build random forests. The method is fully detailled in Capitaine et.al. (2020) <doi:10.1177/0962280220946080> Random forests for high-dimensional longitudinal data.