Functions for Nonlinear Least Squares Solutions - Updated 2022

Provides tools for working with nonlinear least squares problems. For the estimation of models reliable and robust tools than nls(), where the the Gauss-Newton method frequently stops with 'singular gradient' messages. This is accomplished by using, where possible, analytic derivatives to compute the matrix of derivatives and a stabilization of the solution of the estimation equations. Tools for approximate or externally supplied derivative matrices are included. Bounds and masks on parameters are handled properly.

Fast Nearest Neighbor Search Algorithms and Applications

Cover-tree and kd-tree fast k-nearest neighbor search algorithms and related applications including KNN classification, regression and information measures are implemented.

Adaptive Multivariate Integration over Hypercubes

R wrappers around the cubature C library of Steven G. Johnson for adaptive multivariate integration over hypercubes and the Cuba C library of Thomas Hahn for deterministic and Monte Carlo integration. Scalar and vector interfaces for cubature and Cuba routines are provided; the vector interfaces are highly recommended as demonstrated in the package vignette.

Google's Compact Language Detector 2

Bindings to Google's C++ library Compact Language Detector 2 (see < https://github.com/cld2owners/cld2#readme> for more information). Probabilistically detects over 80 languages in plain text or HTML. For mixed-language input it returns the top three detected languages and their approximate proportion of the total classified text bytes (e.g. 80% English and 20% French out of 1000 bytes). There is also a 'cld3' package on CRAN which uses a neural network model instead.

Data Preparation, Estimation and Prediction in Multi-State Models

Contains functions for data preparation, descriptives, hazard estimation and prediction with Aalen-Johansen or simulation in competing risks and multi-state models, see Putter, Fiocco, Geskus (2007) .

Fast Fixed-Effects Estimations

Fast and user-friendly estimation of econometric models with multiple fixed-effects. Includes ordinary least squares (OLS), generalized linear models (GLM) and the negative binomial. The core of the package is based on optimized parallel C++ code, scaling especially well for large data sets. The method to obtain the fixed-effects coefficients is based on Berge (2018) < https://github.com/lrberge/fixest/blob/master/_DOCS/FENmlm_paper.pdf>. Further provides tools to export and view the results of several estimations with intuitive design to cluster the standard-errors.

Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition (EEMD) and Its Complete Variant (CEEMDAN)

An R interface for libeemd (Luukko, Helske, Räsänen, 2016) , a C library of highly efficient parallelizable functions for performing the ensemble empirical mode decomposition (EEMD), its complete variant (CEEMDAN), the regular empirical mode decomposition (EMD), and bivariate EMD (BEMD). Due to the possible portability issues CRAN version no longer supports OpenMP, but you can install OpenMP-supported version from GitHub: < https://github.com/helske/Rlibeemd/>.

Retrieve Code Decorations

Retrieves code comment decorations for C++ languages of the form '\\ [[xyz]]', which are used for automated wrapping of C++ functions.

Miscellaneous Functions for the USGS INL Project Office

A collection of functions for creating high-level graphics, performing raster-based analysis, processing MODFLOW-based models, selecting subsets using a genetic algorithm, creating interactive web maps, accessing color palettes, etc. Used to support packages and scripts written by researchers at the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Project Office.

Model Selection and Multimodel Inference Based on (Q)AIC(c)

Functions to implement model selection and multimodel inference based on Akaike's information criterion (AIC) and the second-order AIC (AICc), as well as their quasi-likelihood counterparts (QAIC, QAICc) from various model object classes. The package implements classic model averaging for a given parameter of interest or predicted values, as well as a shrinkage version of model averaging parameter estimates or effect sizes. The package includes diagnostics and goodness-of-fit statistics for certain model types including those of 'unmarkedFit' classes estimating demographic parameters after accounting for imperfect detection probabilities. Some functions also allow the creation of model selection tables for Bayesian models of the 'bugs', 'rjags', and 'jagsUI' classes. Functions also implement model selection using BIC. Objects following model selection and multimodel inference can be formatted to LaTeX using 'xtable' methods included in the package.