Distance metrics for mixed-type data consisting of continuous, nominal, and ordinal variables. This methodology uses additive and product kernels to calculate similarity functions and metrics, and selects variables relevant to the underlying distance through bandwidth selection via maximum similarity cross-validation. These methods can be used in any distance-based algorithm, such as distance-based clustering. For further details, we refer the reader to Ghashti and Thompson (2024) <doi:10.1007/s00357-024-09493-z> for dkps() methodology, and Ghashti (2024) <doi:10.14288/1.0443975> for dkss() methodology.

The running statistics of interest is first extracted using a time window which is slid across the time series, and in each window, the running statistics value is computed. KCP (Kernel Change Point) detection proposed by Arlot et al. (2012) <arXiv:1202.3878> is then implemented to flag the change points on the running statistics (Cabrieto et al., 2018, <doi:10.1016/j.ins.2018.03.010>). Change points are located by minimizing a variance criterion based on the pairwise similarities between running statistics which are computed via the Gaussian kernel. KCP can locate change points for a given k number of change points. To determine the optimal k, the KCP permutation test is first carried out by comparing the variance of the running statistics extracted from the original data to that of permuted data. If this test is significant, then there is sufficient evidence for at least one change point in the data. Model selection is then used to determine the optimal k>0.

This package provides wind energy practitioners with an effective machine learning-based tool that estimates a multivariate power curve and predicts the wind power output for a specific environmental condition.

Kendall random walks are a continuous-space Markov chains generated by the Kendall generalized convolution. This package provides tools for simulating these random walks and studying distributions related to them. For more information about Kendall random walks see Jasiulis-GoÅ dyn (2014) <arXiv:1412.0220>.

Computes measures of multivariate kurtosis, matrices of fourth-order moments and cumulants, kurtosis-based projection pursuit. Franceschini, C. and Loperfido, N. (2018, ISBN:978-3-319-73905-2). "An Algorithm for Finding Projections with Extreme Kurtosis". Loperfido, N. (2017,ISSN:0024-3795). "A New Kurtosis Matrix, with Statistical Applications".

Implementation of the KCMeans regression estimator studied by Wiemann (2023) <arXiv:2311.17021> for expectation function estimation conditional on categorical variables. Computation leverages the unconditional KMeans implementation in one dimension using dynamic programming algorithm of Wang and Song (2011) <doi:10.32614/RJ-2011-015>, allowing for global solutions in time polynomial in the number of observed categories.

We developed a package Keyboard for designing single-agent, drug-combination, or phase I/II dose-finding clinical trials. The Keyboard designs are novel early phase trial designs that can be implemented simply and transparently, similar to the 3+3 design, but yield excellent performance, comparable to those of more-complicated, model-based designs (Yan F, Mandrekar SJ, Yuan Y (2017) <doi:10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-17-0220>, Li DH, Whitmore JB, Guo W, Ji Y. (2017) <doi:10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-16-1125>, Liu S, Johnson VE (2016) <doi:10.1093/biostatistics/kxv040>, Zhou Y, Lee JJ, Yuan Y (2019) <doi:10.1002/sim.8475>, Pan H, Lin R, Yuan Y (2020) <doi:10.1016/j.cct.2020.105972>). The Keyboard package provides tools for designing, conducting, and analyzing single-agent, drug-combination, and phase I/II dose-finding clinical trials. For more details about how to use this packge, please refer to Li C, Sun H, Cheng C, Tang L, and Pan H. (2022) "A software tool for both the maximum tolerated dose and the optimal biological dose finding trials in early phase designs". Manuscript submitted for publication.

Wrapper for Kobotoolbox APIs ver 2 mentioned at <https://support.kobotoolbox.org/api.html>, to download data from Kobotoolbox to R. Small and simple package that adds immense convenience for the data professionals using Kobotoolbox'.

This package provides a function that uses a genetic algorithm to search for a subset of size k from the integers 1:n, such that a user-supplied objective function is minimized at that subset. The selection step is done by tournament selection based on ranks, and elitism may be used to retain a portion of the best solutions from one generation to the next. Population objective function values may optionally be evaluated in parallel.

Many data science problems reduce to operations on very tall, skinny matrices. However, sometimes these matrices can be so tall that they are difficult to work with, or do not even fit into main memory. One strategy to deal with such objects is to distribute their rows across several processors. To this end, we offer an S4 class for tall, skinny, distributed matrices, called the shaq'. We also provide many useful numerical methods and statistics operations for operating on these distributed objects. The naming is a bit "tongue-in-cheek", with the class a play on the fact that Shaquille ONeal ('Shaq') is very tall, and he starred in the film Kazaam'.

Fits keyword assisted topic models (keyATM) using collapsed Gibbs samplers. The keyATM combines the latent dirichlet allocation (LDA) models with a small number of keywords selected by researchers in order to improve the interpretability and topic classification of the LDA. The keyATM can also incorporate covariates and directly model time trends. The keyATM is proposed in Eshima, Imai, and Sasaki (2024) <doi:10.1111/ajps.12779>.

This package provides functions to identify plausible and replicable factor structures for a set of variables via k-fold cross validation. The process combines the exploratory and confirmatory factor analytic approach to scale development (Flora & Flake, 2017) <doi:10.1037/cbs0000069> with a cross validation technique that maximizes the available data (Hastie, Tibshirani, & Friedman, 2009) <isbn:978-0-387-21606-5>. Also available are functions to determine k by drawing on power analytic techniques for covariance structures (MacCallum, Browne, & Sugawara, 1996) <doi:10.1037/1082-989X.1.2.130>, generate model syntax, and summarize results in a report.

Implementation for Kendall functional principal component analysis. Kendall functional principal component analysis is a robust functional principal component analysis technique for non-Gaussian functional/longitudinal data. The crucial function of this package is KFPCA() and KFPCA_reg(). Moreover, least square estimates of functional principal component scores are also provided. Refer to Rou Zhong, Shishi Liu, Haocheng Li, Jingxiao Zhang. (2021) <arXiv:2102.01286>. Rou Zhong, Shishi Liu, Haocheng Li, Jingxiao Zhang. (2021) <doi:10.1016/j.jmva.2021.104864>.

Various tools and data sets that support the study of kanji, including their morphology, decomposition and concepts of distance and similarity between them.

To test if a tensor time series following a Tucker-decomposition factor model has a Kronecker product structure. Supplementary functions for tensor reshape and its reversal are also included.

Helps make implicit data assumptions explicit by attaching keys to flat-file data that error when those assumptions are violated. Designed for CSV-first workflows without database infrastructure or version control. Provides key definition, assumption checks, join diagnostics, and automatic drift detection via watched data frames that snapshot before each transformation and report cell-level changes.

Implementations of the kernel measure of multi-sample dissimilarity (KMD) between several samples using K-nearest neighbor graphs and minimum spanning trees. The KMD measures the dissimilarity between multiple samples, based on the observations from them. It converges to the population quantity (depending on the kernel) which is between 0 and 1. A small value indicates the multiple samples are from the same distribution, and a large value indicates the corresponding distributions are different. The population quantity is 0 if and only if all distributions are the same, and 1 if and only if all distributions are mutually singular. The package also implements the tests based on KMD for H0: the M distributions are equal against H1: not all the distributions are equal. Both permutation test and asymptotic test are available. These tests are consistent against all alternatives where at least two samples have different distributions. For more details on KMD and the associated tests, see Huang, Z. and B. Sen (2022) <arXiv:2210.00634>.

This package provides a function called COTUCKER3() (Co-Inertia Analysis + Tucker3 method) which performs a Co-Tucker3 analysis of two sequences of matrices, as well as other functions called PCA() (Principal Component Analysis) and BGA() (Between-Groups Analysis), which perform analysis of one matrix, COIA() (Co-Inertia Analysis), which performs analysis of two matrices, PTA() (Partial Triadic Analysis), STATIS(), STATISDUAL() and TUCKER3(), which perform analysis of a sequence of matrices, and BGCOIA() (Between-Groups Co-Inertia Analysis), STATICO() (STATIS method + Co-Inertia Analysis), COSTATIS() (Co-Inertia Analysis + STATIS method), which also perform analysis of two sequences of matrices.

This package provides a collection of personal helper functions to avoid redundancy in the spirit of the "Don't repeat yourself" principle of software development (<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_repeat_yourself>).

One-way and two-way analysis of variance for replicated point patterns, grouped by one or two classification factors, on the basis of the corresponding K-functions.

Efficient implementation of permutation tests for keyword analysis in corpus linguistics as described in Mildenberger (2023) <arXiv:2308.13383>.

Implementation of Kmeans clustering algorithm and a supervised KNN (K Nearest Neighbors) learning method. It allows users to perform unsupervised clustering and supervised classification on their datasets. Additional features include data normalization, imputation of missing values, and the choice of distance metric. The package also provides functions to determine the optimal number of clusters for Kmeans and the best k-value for KNN: knn_Function(), find_Knn_best_k(), KMEANS_FUNCTION(), and find_Kmeans_best_k().

The King's Health Questionnaire (KHQ) is a disease-specific, self-administered questionnaire designed specific to assess the impact of Urinary Incontinence (UI) on Quality of Life. The questionnaire was developed by Kelleher and collaborators (1997) <doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.1997.tb11006.x>. It is a simple, acceptable and reliable measure to use in the clinical setting and a research tool that is useful in evaluating UI treatment outcomes. The KHQ five dimensions (KHQ5D) is a condition-specific preference-based measure developed by Brazier and collaborators (2008) <doi:10.1177/0272989X07301820>. Although not as popular as the SF6D <doi:10.1016/S0895-4356(98)00103-6> and EQ-5D <https://euroqol.org/>, the KHQ5D measures health-related quality of life (HRQoL) specifically for UI, not general conditions like the others two instruments mentioned. The KHQ5D ca be used in the clinical and economic evaluation of health care. The subject self-rates their health in terms of five dimensions: Role Limitation (RL), Physical Limitations (PL), Social Limitations (SL), Emotions (E), and Sleep (S). Frequently the states on these five dimensions are converted to a single utility index using country specific value sets, which can be used in the clinical and economic evaluation of health care as well as in population health surveys. This package provides methods to calculate scores for each dimension of the KHQ; converts KHQ item scores to KHQ5D scores; and also calculates the utility index of the KHQ5D.

Color schemes ready for each type of data (qualitative, diverging or sequential), with colors that are distinct for all people, including color-blind readers. This package provides an implementation of Paul Tol (2018) and Fabio Crameri (2018) <doi:10.5194/gmd-11-2541-2018> color schemes for use with graphics or ggplot2'. It provides tools to simulate color-blindness and to test how well the colors of any palette are identifiable. Several scientific thematic schemes (geologic timescale, land cover, FAO soils, etc.) are also implemented.