Crew Launcher Plugins for Traditional High-Performance Computing Clusters

In computationally demanding analysis projects, statisticians and data scientists asynchronously deploy long-running tasks to distributed systems, ranging from traditional clusters to cloud services. The 'crew.cluster' package extends the 'mirai'-powered 'crew' package with worker launcher plugins for traditional high-performance computing systems. Inspiration also comes from packages 'mirai' by Gao (2023) < https://github.com/r-lib/mirai>, 'future' by Bengtsson (2021) , 'rrq' by FitzJohn and Ashton (2023) < https://github.com/mrc-ide/rrq>, 'clustermq' by Schubert (2019) ), and 'batchtools' by Lang, Bischl, and Surmann (2017). .

Asymptotic Classification Theory for Cognitive Diagnosis

Cluster analysis for cognitive diagnosis based on the Asymptotic Classification Theory (Chiu, Douglas & Li, 2009; ). Given the sample statistic of sum-scores, cluster analysis techniques can be used to classify examinees into latent classes based on their attribute patterns. In addition to the algorithms used to classify data, three labeling approaches are proposed to label clusters so that examinees' attribute profiles can be obtained.

Similarity-Based Segmentation of Multidimensional Signals

A dynamic programming solution to segmentation based on maximization of arbitrary similarity measures within segments. The general idea, theory and this implementation are described in Machne, Murray & Stadler (2017) . In addition to the core algorithm, the package provides time-series processing and clustering functions as described in the publication. These are generally applicable where a `k-means` clustering yields meaningful results, and have been specifically developed for clustering of the Discrete Fourier Transform of periodic gene expression data (`circadian' or `yeast metabolic oscillations'). This clustering approach is outlined in the supplemental material of Machne & Murray (2012) ), and here is used as a basis of segment similarity measures. Notably, the time-series processing and clustering functions can also be used as stand-alone tools, independent of segmentation, e.g., for transcriptome data already mapped to genes.

Portfolio Analysis, Including Numerical Methods for Optimization of Portfolios

Portfolio optimization and analysis routines and graphics.

Linear and Nonlinear Mixed Effects Models

Fit and compare Gaussian linear and nonlinear mixed-effects models.

'FASTA' ML and ‘altall’ Sequences from IQ-TREE .state Files

Takes a .state file generated by IQ-TREE as an input and, for each ancestral node present in the file, generates a FASTA-formatted maximum likelihood (ML) sequence as well as an ‘AltAll’ sequence in which uncertain sites, determined by the two parameters thres_1 and thres_2, have the maximum likelihood state swapped with the next most likely state as described in Geeta N. Eick, Jamie T. Bridgham, Douglas P. Anderson, Michael J. Harms, and Joseph W. Thornton (2017), "Robustness of Reconstructed Ancestral Protein Functions to Statistical Uncertainty" .

Data Sets from "SAS System for Mixed Models

Data sets and sample lmer analyses corresponding to the examples in Littell, Milliken, Stroup and Wolfinger (1996), "SAS System for Mixed Models", SAS Institute.

Transformation Models

Formula-based user-interfaces to specific transformation models implemented in package 'mlt' (, ). Available models include Cox models, some parametric survival models (Weibull, etc.), models for ordered categorical variables, normal and non-normal (Box-Cox type) linear models, and continuous outcome logistic regression (Lohse et al., 2017, ). The underlying theory is described in Hothorn et al. (2018) . An extension to transformation models for clustered data is provided (Barbanti and Hothorn, 2022, ) and a tutorial explains applications in survival analysis (Siegfried et al., 2025, ). Multivariate conditional transformation models (Klein et al, 2022, ) and shift-scale transformation models (Siegfried et al, 2023, ) can be fitted as well. The package contains an implementation of a doubly robust score test, described in Kook et al. (2024, ).

Efficient Determination of Sample Size in Balanced Design of Experiments

For a balanced design of experiments, this package calculates the sample size required to detect a certain standardized effect size, under a significance level. This package also provides three graphs; detectable standardized effect size vs power, sample size vs detectable standardized effect size, and sample size vs power, which show the mutual relationship between the sample size, power and the detectable standardized effect size. The detailed procedure is described in R. V. Lenth (2006-9) < https://homepage.divms.uiowa.edu/~rlenth/Power/>, Y. B. Lim (1998), M. A. Kastenbaum, D. G. Hoel and K. O. Bowman (1970) , and Douglas C. Montgomery (2013, ISBN: 0849323312).

Data sets from Devore's "Prob and Stat for Eng (7th ed)"

Data sets and sample analyses from Jay L. Devore (2008), "Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences (7th ed)", Thomson.