Modelling with Sparse and Dense Matrices

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

Various R Programming Tools for Plotting Data

Various R programming tools for plotting data, including: - calculating and plotting locally smoothed summary function as ('bandplot', 'wapply'), - enhanced versions of standard plots ('barplot2', 'boxplot2', 'heatmap.2', 'smartlegend'), - manipulating colors ('col2hex', 'colorpanel', 'redgreen', 'greenred', 'bluered', 'redblue', 'rich.colors'), - calculating and plotting two-dimensional data summaries ('ci2d', 'hist2d'), - enhanced regression diagnostic plots ('lmplot2', 'residplot'), - formula-enabled interface to 'stats::lowess' function ('lowess'), - displaying textual data in plots ('textplot', 'sinkplot'), - plotting dots whose size reflects the relative magnitude of the elements ('balloonplot', 'bubbleplot'), - plotting "Venn" diagrams ('venn'), - displaying Open-Office style plots ('ooplot'), - plotting multiple data on same region, with separate axes ('overplot'), - plotting means and confidence intervals ('plotCI', 'plotmeans'), - spacing points in an x-y plot so they don't overlap ('space').

Sparse Linear Algebra

Some basic linear algebra functionality for sparse matrices is provided: including Cholesky decomposition and backsolving as well as standard R subsetting and Kronecker products.

Statistics for Long-Memory Processes (Book Jan Beran), and Related Functionality

Datasets and Functionality from 'Jan Beran' (1994). Statistics for Long-Memory Processes; Chapman & Hall. Estimation of Hurst (and more) parameters for fractional Gaussian noise, 'fARIMA' and 'FEXP' models.

Financial Time Series Objects (Rmetrics)

'S4' classes and various tools for financial time series: Basic functions such as scaling and sorting, subsetting, mathematical operations and statistical functions.

Quantile Regression

Estimation and inference methods for models for conditional quantile functions: Linear and nonlinear parametric and non-parametric (total variation penalized) models for conditional quantiles of a univariate response and several methods for handling censored survival data. Portfolio selection methods based on expected shortfall risk are also now included. See Koenker, R. (2005) Quantile Regression, Cambridge U. Press, and Koenker, R. et al. (2017) Handbook of Quantile Regression, CRC Press, .

Examples from Multilevel Modelling Software Review

Data and examples from a multilevel modelling software review as well as other well-known data sets from the multilevel modelling literature.

Rmetrics - Markets and Basic Statistics

Provides a collection of functions to explore and to investigate basic properties of financial returns and related quantities. The covered fields include techniques of explorative data analysis and the investigation of distributional properties, including parameter estimation and hypothesis testing. Even more there are several utility functions for data handling and management.

Kernel Regression Smoothing with Local or Global Plug-in Bandwidth

Kernel regression smoothing with adaptive local or global plug-in bandwidth selection.

'eXtra' / 'eXperimental' Functionality for Robust Statistics

Robustness -- 'eXperimental', 'eXtraneous', or 'eXtraordinary' Functionality for Robust Statistics. Hence methods which are not well established, often related to methods in package 'robustbase'. Amazingly, 'BACON()', originally by Billor, Hadi, and Velleman (2000) has become established in places. The "barrow wheel" `rbwheel()` is from Stahel and Mächler (2009) .