Index of Multiple Deprivation Data for the UK

Index of Multiple Deprivation for UK nations at various geographical levels. In England, deprivation data is for Lower Layer Super Output Areas, Middle Layer Super Output Areas, Wards, and Local Authorities based on data from < https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/english-indices-of-deprivation-2019>. In Wales, deprivation data is for Lower Layer Super Output Areas, Middle Layer Super Output Areas, Wards, and Local Authorities based on data from < https://gov.wales/welsh-index-multiple-deprivation-full-index-update-ranks-2019>. In Scotland, deprivation data is for Data Zones, Intermediate Zones, and Council Areas based on data from < https://simd.scot>. In Northern Ireland, deprivation data is for Super Output Areas and Local Government Districts based on data from < https://www.nisra.gov.uk/statistics/deprivation/northern-ireland-multiple-deprivation-measure-2017-nimdm2017>. The 'IMD' package also provides the composite UK index developed by < https://github.com/mysociety/composite_uk_imd>.

Within Outlying Mean Indexes: Refining the 'OMI' Analysis

Complementary indexes calculation to the Outlying Mean Index analysis to explore niche shift of a community and biological constraint within an Euclidean space, with graphical displays. For details see Karasiewicz 'et al.' (2017) .

Forward Selection using Concordance/C-Index

Performs forward model selection, using the C-index/concordance in survival analysis models.

Computation of the Multivariate Marine Recovery Index

Computation of the multivariate marine recovery index, including functions for data visualization and ecological diagnostics of marine ecosystems. The computational details are described in the original publication. Reference: Chauvel, N., Grall, J., Thiébaut, E., Houbin, C., Pezy, J.-P., 2026. A general-purpose multivariate marine recovery index (MUMARINEX) for quantifying the influence of human activities on benthic habitat ecological status. Ecological Indicators 188, 115002.

Calculate the Dendritic Connectivity Index in River Networks

Calculate and analyze ecological connectivity across the watercourse of river networks using the Dendritic Connectivity Index.

Matrices for Repeat-Sales Price Indexes

Calculate the matrices in Shiller (1991, ) that serve as the foundation for many repeat-sales price indexes.

Investigating New Projection Pursuit Index Functions

Projection pursuit is used to find interesting low-dimensional projections of high-dimensional data by optimizing an index over all possible projections. The 'spinebil' package contains methods to evaluate the performance of projection pursuit index functions using tour methods. A paper describing the methods can be found at .

Spatial Dispersion Index (SDI) Family of Metrics for Spatial/Geographic Networks

Spatial Dispersion Index (SDI) is a generalized measurement index, or rather a family of indices to evaluate spatial dispersion of movements/flows in a network in a problem neutral way as described in: Gencer (2023) . This package computes and optionally visualizes this index with minimal hassle.

Particle Learning of Gaussian Processes

Sequential Monte Carlo (SMC) inference for fully Bayesian Gaussian process (GP) regression and classification models by particle learning (PL) following Gramacy & Polson (2011) . The sequential nature of inference and the active learning (AL) hooks provided facilitate thrifty sequential design (by entropy) and optimization (by improvement) for classification and regression models, respectively. This package essentially provides a generic PL interface, and functions (arguments to the interface) which implement the GP models and AL heuristics. Functions for a special, linked, regression/classification GP model and an integrated expected conditional improvement (IECI) statistic provide for optimization in the presence of unknown constraints. Separable and isotropic Gaussian, and single-index correlation functions are supported. See the examples section of ?plgp and demo(package="plgp") for an index of demos.

Bayesian Cluster Validity Index

Algorithms for computing and generating plots with and without error bars for Bayesian cluster validity index (BCVI) (O. Preedasawakul, and N. Wiroonsri, A Bayesian Cluster Validity Index, Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, 202, 108053, 2025. ) based on several underlying cluster validity indexes (CVIs) including Calinski-Harabasz, Chou-Su-Lai, Davies-Bouldin, Dunn, Pakhira-Bandyopadhyay-Maulik, Point biserial correlation, the score function, Starczewski, and Wiroonsri indices for hard clustering, and Correlation Cluster Validity, the generalized C, HF, KWON, KWON2, Modified Pakhira-Bandyopadhyay-Maulik, Pakhira-Bandyopadhyay-Maulik, Tang, Wiroonsri-Preedasawakul, Wu-Li, and Xie-Beni indices for soft clustering. The package is compatible with K-means, fuzzy C means, EM clustering, and hierarchical clustering (single, average, and complete linkage). Though BCVI is compatible with any underlying existing CVIs, we recommend users to use either WI or WP as the underlying CVI.