Functions for Generating Restricted Permutations of Data

A set of restricted permutation designs for freely exchangeable, line transects (time series), and spatial grid designs plus permutation of blocks (groups of samples) is provided. 'permute' also allows split-plot designs, in which the whole-plots or split-plots or both can be freely-exchangeable or one of the restricted designs. The 'permute' package is modelled after the permutation schemes of 'Canoco 3.1' (and later) by Cajo ter Braak.

Validate 'JSON' Schema

Uses the node library 'is-my-json-valid' or 'ajv' to validate 'JSON' against a 'JSON' schema. Drafts 04, 06 and 07 of 'JSON' schema are supported.

Generalized Nonlinear Models

Functions to specify and fit generalized nonlinear models, including models with multiplicative interaction terms such as the UNIDIFF model from sociology and the AMMI model from crop science, and many others. Over-parameterized representations of models are used throughout; functions are provided for inference on estimable parameter combinations, as well as standard methods for diagnostics etc.

Modelling with Sparse and Dense Matrices

Generalized Linear Modelling with sparse and dense 'Matrix' matrices, using modular prediction and response module classes.

Fast and Stable Fitting of Generalized Linear Models using 'RcppEigen'

Fits generalized linear models efficiently using 'RcppEigen'. The iteratively reweighted least squares implementation utilizes the step-halving approach of Marschner (2011) to help safeguard against convergence issues.

Bayesian Applied Regression Modeling via Stan

Estimates previously compiled regression models using the 'rstan' package, which provides the R interface to the Stan C++ library for Bayesian estimation. Users specify models via the customary R syntax with a formula and data.frame plus some additional arguments for priors.

Radar Chart from 'Chart.js'

Create interactive radar charts using the 'Chart.js' 'JavaScript' library and the 'htmlwidgets' package. 'Chart.js' < http://www.chartjs.org/> is a lightweight library that supports several types of simple chart using the 'HTML5' canvas element. This package provides an R interface specifically to the radar chart, sometimes called a spider chart, for visualising multivariate data.

Phylogenetic Organization of Metagenomic Signals

Code to identify functional enrichments across diverse taxa in phylogenetic tree, particularly where these taxa differ in abundance across samples in a non-random pattern. The motivation for this approach is to identify microbial functions encoded by diverse taxa that are at higher abundance in certain samples compared to others, which could indicate that such functions are broadly adaptive under certain conditions. See 'GitHub' repository for tutorial and examples: < https://github.com/gavinmdouglas/POMS/wiki>. Citation: Gavin M. Douglas, Molly G. Hayes, Morgan G. I. Langille, Elhanan Borenstein (2022) .

Generalized Linear Mixed Models using Adaptive Gaussian Quadrature

Fits generalized linear mixed models for a single grouping factor under maximum likelihood approximating the integrals over the random effects with an adaptive Gaussian quadrature rule; Jose C. Pinheiro and Douglas M. Bates (1995) .

Compute Contributional Diversity Metrics

Compute alpha and beta contributional diversity metrics, which is intended for linking taxonomic and functional microbiome data. See 'GitHub' repository for the tutorial: < https://github.com/gavinmdouglas/FuncDiv/wiki>. Citation: Gavin M. Douglas, Sunu Kim, Morgan G. I. Langille, B. Jesse Shapiro (2023) .