Novel Methods for Parallel Coordinates

New approaches to parallel coordinates plots for multivariate data visualization, including applications to clustering, outlier hunting and regression diagnostics. Includes general functions for multivariate nonparametric density and regression estimation, using parallel computation.

Normalizing Transformation Functions

Estimate a suite of normalizing transformations, including a new adaptation of a technique based on ranks which can guarantee normally distributed transformed data if there are no ties: ordered quantile normalization (ORQ). ORQ normalization combines a rank-mapping approach with a shifted logit approximation that allows the transformation to work on data outside the original domain. It is also able to handle new data within the original domain via linear interpolation. The package is built to estimate the best normalizing transformation for a vector consistently and accurately. It implements the Box-Cox transformation, the Yeo-Johnson transformation, three types of Lambert WxF transformations, and the ordered quantile normalization transformation. It estimates the normalization efficacy of other commonly used transformations, and it allows users to specify custom transformations or normalization statistics. Finally, functionality can be integrated into a machine learning workflow via recipes.

R Commander

A platform-independent basic-statistics GUI (graphical user interface) for R, based on the tcltk package.

Provides R-Language Code to Examine Quantitative Risk Management Concepts

Provides functions/methods to accompany the book Quantitative Risk Management: Concepts, Techniques and Tools by Alexander J. McNeil, Ruediger Frey, and Paul Embrechts.

Nonlinear Regression for Agricultural Applications

Additional nonlinear regression functions using self-start (SS) algorithms. One of the functions is the Beta growth function proposed by Yin et al. (2003) . There are several other functions with breakpoints (e.g. linear-plateau, plateau-linear, exponential-plateau, plateau-exponential, quadratic-plateau, plateau-quadratic and bilinear), a non-rectangular hyperbola and a bell-shaped curve. Twenty eight (28) new self-start (SS) functions in total. This package also supports the publication 'Nonlinear regression Models and applications in agricultural research' by Archontoulis and Miguez (2015) , a book chapter with similar material and a publication by Oddi et. al. (2019) in Ecology and Evolution . The function 'nlsLMList' uses 'nlsLM' for fitting, but it is otherwise almost identical to 'nlme::nlsList'.In addition, this release of the package provides functions for conducting simulations for 'nlme' and 'gnls' objects as well as bootstrapping. These functions are intended to work with the modeling framework of the 'nlme' package. It also provides four vignettes with extended examples.

Iterative Steps for Postprocessing Model Predictions

Postprocessors refine predictions outputted from machine learning models to improve predictive performance or better satisfy distributional limitations. This package introduces 'tailor' objects, which compose iterative adjustments to model predictions. A number of pre-written adjustments are provided with the package, such as calibration. See Lichtenstein, Fischhoff, and Phillips (1977) . Other methods and utilities to compose new adjustments are also included. Tailors are tightly integrated with the 'tidymodels' framework.

Bayesian Cost Effectiveness Analysis

Produces an economic evaluation of a sample of suitable variables of cost and effectiveness / utility for two or more interventions, e.g. from a Bayesian model in the form of MCMC simulations. This package computes the most cost-effective alternative and produces graphical summaries and probabilistic sensitivity analysis, see Baio et al (2017) .

Elastic Functional Data Analysis

Performs alignment, PCA, and modeling of multidimensional and unidimensional functions using the square-root velocity framework (Srivastava et al., 2011 and Tucker et al., 2014 ). This framework allows for elastic analysis of functional data through phase and amplitude separation.

Tools for Post-Processing Predicted Values

Models can be improved by post-processing class probabilities, by: recalibration, conversion to hard probabilities, assessment of equivocal zones, and other activities. 'probably' contains tools for conducting these operations as well as calibration tools and conformal inference techniques for regression models.

Create Contour Plots from Data or a Function

Provides functions for making contour plots. The contour plot can be created from grid data, a function, or a data set. If non-grid data is given, then a Gaussian process is fit to the data and used to create the contour plot.