The number of clusters (k) is needed to start all the partitioning clustering algorithms. An optimal value of this input argument is widely determined by using some internal validity indices. Since most of the existing internal indices suggest a k value which is computed from the clustering results after several runs of a clustering algorithm they are computationally expensive. On the contrary, the package kpeaks enables to estimate k before running any clustering algorithm. It is based on a simple novel technique using the descriptive statistics of peak counts of the features in a data set.

This package provides tools for applying Krippendorff's Alpha methodology <DOI:10.1080/19312450709336664>. Both the customary methodology and Hughes methodology <DOI:10.48550/arXiv.2210.13265> are supported, the former being preferred for larger datasets, the latter for smaller datasets. The framework supports common and user-defined distance functions, and can accommodate any number of units, any number of coders, and missingness. Interval estimation can be done in parallel for either methodology.

New kernel-based test and fast tests for detecting change-points or changed-intervals where the distributions abruptly change. They work well particularly for high-dimensional data. Song, H. and Chen, H. (2022) <arXiv:2206.01853>.

Implementation of various kernel adaptive methods in nonparametric curve estimation like density estimation as introduced in Stute and Srihera (2011) <doi:10.1016/j.spl.2011.01.013> and Eichner and Stute (2013) <doi:10.1016/j.jspi.2012.03.011> for pointwise estimation, and like regression as described in Eichner and Stute (2012) <doi:10.1080/10485252.2012.760737>.

Assists researchers in choosing Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) in a network to help disseminate or encourage adoption of an innovation by other network members. Potential KOL teams are evaluated using the ABCDE framework (Neal et al., 2025 <doi:10.31219/osf.io/3vxy9_v1>). This framework which considers: (1) the team members Availability, (2) the Breadth of the team's network coverage, (3) the Cost of recruiting a team of a given size, and (4) the Diversity of the team's members, (5) which are pooled into a single Evaluation score.

Retrieve data from kintone (<https://www.kintone.com/>) via its API. kintone is an enterprise application platform.

Assign and listen to keyboard shortcuts in shiny using the Mousetrap Javascript library.

Rank-based tests for enrichment of KOG (euKaryotic Orthologous Groups) classes with up- or down-regulated genes based on a continuous measure. The meta-analysis is based on correlation of KOG delta-ranks across datasets (delta-rank is the difference between mean rank of genes belonging to a KOG class and mean rank of all other genes). With binary measure (1 or 0 to indicate significant and non-significant genes), one-tailed Fisher's exact test for over-representation of each KOG class among significant genes will be performed.

Matches a data set with semi-structured address data, e.g., street and house number as a concatenated string, wrongly spelled street names or non-existing house numbers to a reference index. The methods are specifically designed for German municipalities ('KOR'-community) and German address schemes.

Restore underlining numeric data from rating history graph of KGS (an online platform of the game of go, <http://www.gokgs.com/>). A shiny application is also provided.

This package provides a user-friendly interface for interacting with the District Health Information Software 2 (DHIS2) instance. It streamlines data retrieval, empowering researchers, analysts, and healthcare professionals to obtain and utilize data efficiently.

The sampl.mcmc function creates samples of the feasible region of a knapsack problem with both equalities and inequalities constraints.

Machine learning, containing several algorithms for supervised and unsupervised classification, in addition to a function that plots the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) and Precision-Recall (PRC) curve graphs, and also a function that returns several metrics used for model evaluation, the latter can be used in ranking results from other packs.

The developed function is designed to facilitate the seamless conversion of KML (Keyhole Markup Language) files to Shapefiles while preserving attribute values. It provides a straightforward interface for users to effortlessly import KML data, extract relevant attributes, and export them into the widely compatible Shapefile format. The package ensures accurate representation of spatial data while maintaining the integrity of associated attribute information. For details see, Flores, G. (2021). <DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-63665-4_15>. Whether for spatial analysis, visualization, or data interoperability, it simplifies the conversion process and empowers users to seamlessly work with geospatial datasets.

The Retained Component Criterion for Principal Component Analysis (RCC_PCA) is a tool to determine the optimal number of components to retain in PCA.

In self-reported or anonymised data the user often encounters heaped data, i.e. data which are rounded (to a possibly different degree of coarseness). While this is mostly a minor problem in parametric density estimation the bias can be very large for non-parametric methods such as kernel density estimation. This package implements a partly Bayesian algorithm treating the true unknown values as additional parameters and estimates the rounding parameters to give a corrected kernel density estimate. It supports various standard bandwidth selection methods. Varying rounding probabilities (depending on the true value) and asymmetric rounding is estimable as well: Gross, M. and Rendtel, U. (2016) (<doi:10.1093/jssam/smw011>). Additionally, bivariate non-parametric density estimation for rounded data, Gross, M. et al. (2016) (<doi:10.1111/rssa.12179>), as well as data aggregated on areas is supported.

An implementation of the blocking algorithm KLSH in Steorts, Ventura, Sadinle, Fienberg (2014) <DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-11257-2_20>, which is a k-means variant of locality sensitive hashing. The method is illustrated with examples and a vignette.

This package implements several methods for testing the variance component parameter in regression models that contain kernel-based random effects, including a maximum of adjusted scores test. Several kernels are supported, including a profile hidden Markov model mutual information kernel for protein sequence. This package is described in Fong et al. (2015) <DOI:10.1093/biostatistics/kxu056>.

This package contains functions to compute p-values for the one-sample and two-sample Kolmogorov-Smirnov (KS) tests and the two-sample Kuiper test for any fixed critical level and arbitrary (possibly very large) sample sizes. For the one-sample KS test, this package implements a novel, accurate and efficient method named Exact-KS-FFT, which allows the pre-specified cumulative distribution function under the null hypothesis to be continuous, purely discrete or mixed. In the two-sample case, it is assumed that both samples come from an unspecified (unknown) continuous, purely discrete or mixed distribution, i.e. ties (repeated observations) are allowed, and exact p-values of the KS and the Kuiper tests are computed. Note, the two-sample Kuiper test is often used when data samples are on the line or on the circle (circular data). To cite this package in publication: (for the use of the one-sample KS test) Dimitrina S. Dimitrova, Vladimir K. Kaishev, and Senren Tan. Computing the Kolmogorov-Smirnov Distribution When the Underlying CDF is Purely Discrete, Mixed, or Continuous. Journal of Statistical Software. 2020; 95(10): 1--42. <doi:10.18637/jss.v095.i10>. (for the use of the two-sample KS and Kuiper tests) Dimitrina S. Dimitrova, Yun Jia and Vladimir K. Kaishev (2024). The R functions KS2sample and Kuiper2sample: Efficient Exact Calculation of P-values of the Two-sample Kolmogorov-Smirnov and Kuiper Tests. submitted.

Kernel smoothing for Wishart random matrices described in Daayeb, Khardani and Ouimet (2025) <doi:10.48550/arXiv.2506.08816>, Gaussian and log-Gaussian models using least square or likelihood cross validation criteria for optimal bandwidth selection.

This package implements the Kidney Failure Risk Equation (KFRE; Tangri and colleagues (2011) <doi:10.1001/jama.2011.451>; Tangri and colleagues (2016) <doi:10.1001/jama.2015.18202>) to compute 2- and 5-year kidney failure risk using 4-, 6-, and 8-variable models. Includes helpers to append risk columns to data frames, classify chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) outcomes, and evaluate and plot model performance.

Aids in identifying the Koeppen-Geiger (KG) climatic zone for a given location. The Koeppen-Geiger climate zones were first published in 1884, as a system to classify regions of the earth by their relative heat and humidity through the year, for the benefit of human health, plant and agriculture and other human activity [1]. This climate zone classification system, applicable to all of the earths surface, has continued to be developed by scientists up to the present day. Recently one of use (FZ) has published updated, higher accuracy KG climate zone definitions [2]. In this package we use these updated high-resolution maps as the data source [3]. We provide functions that return the KG climate zone for a given longitude and lattitude, or for a given United States zip code. In addition the CZUncertainty() function will check climate zones nearby to check if the given location is near a climate zone boundary. In addition an interactive shiny app is provided to define the KG climate zone for a given longitude and lattitude, or United States zip code. Digital data, as well as animated maps, showing the shift of the climate zones are provided on the following website <http://koeppen-geiger.vu-wien.ac.at>. This work was supported by the DOE-EERE SunShot award DE-EE-0007140. [1] W. Koeppen, (2011) <doi:10.1127/0941-2948/2011/105>. [2] F. Rubel and M. Kottek, (2010) <doi:10.1127/0941-2948/2010/0430>. [3] F. Rubel, K. Brugger, K. Haslinger, and I. Auer, (2016) <doi:10.1127/metz/2016/0816>.

This package provides a multi-purpose and flexible k-meric enrichment analysis software. kmeRtone measures the enrichment of k-mers by comparing the population of k-mers in the case loci with a carefully devised internal negative control group, consisting of k-mers from regions close to, yet sufficiently distant from, the case loci to mitigate any potential sequencing bias. This method effectively captures both the local sequencing variations and broader sequence influences, while also correcting for potential biases, thereby ensuring more accurate analysis. The core functionality of kmeRtone is the SCORE() function, which calculates the susceptibility scores for k-mers in case and control regions. Case regions are defined by the genomic coordinates provided in a file by the user and the control regions can be constructed relative to the case regions or provided directly. The k-meric susceptibility scores are calculated by using a one-proportion z-statistic. kmeRtone is highly flexible by allowing users to also specify their target k-mer patterns and quantify the corresponding k-mer enrichment scores in the context of these patterns, allowing for a more comprehensive approach to understanding the functional implications of specific DNA sequences on a genomic scale (e.g., CT motifs upon UV radiation damage). Adib A. Abdullah, Patrick Pflughaupt, Claudia Feng, Aleksandr B. Sahakyan (2024) Bioinformatics (submitted).

This package provides tools for keeping track of information, named "keys", about rows of data frame like objects. This is done by creating special attribute "keys" which is updated after every change in rows (subsetting, ordering, etc.). This package is designed to work tightly with dplyr package.