Multivariate Normal Mixture Models and Mixtures of Generalized Linear Mixed Models Including Model Based Clustering

Contains a mixture of statistical methods including the MCMC methods to analyze normal mixtures. Additionally, model based clustering methods are implemented to perform classification based on (multivariate) longitudinal (or otherwise correlated) data. The basis for such clustering is a mixture of multivariate generalized linear mixed models. The package is primarily related to the publications Komárek (2009, Comp. Stat. and Data Anal.) and Komárek and Komárková (2014, J. of Stat. Soft.) . It also implements methods published in Komárek and Komárková (2013, Ann. of Appl. Stat.) , Hughes, Komárek, Bonnett, Czanner, García-Fiñana (2017, Stat. in Med.) , Jaspers, Komárek, Aerts (2018, Biom. J.) and Hughes, Komárek, Czanner, García-Fiñana (2018, Stat. Meth. in Med. Res) .

Regression Models for Ordinal Data

Implementation of cumulative link (mixed) models also known as ordered regression models, proportional odds models, proportional hazards models for grouped survival times and ordered logit/probit/... models. Estimation is via maximum likelihood and mixed models are fitted with the Laplace approximation and adaptive Gauss-Hermite quadrature. Multiple random effect terms are allowed and they may be nested, crossed or partially nested/crossed. Restrictions of symmetry and equidistance can be imposed on the thresholds (cut-points/intercepts). Standard model methods are available (summary, anova, drop-methods, step, confint, predict etc.) in addition to profile methods and slice methods for visualizing the likelihood function and checking convergence.

Fitting Mixed Models with Known Covariance Structures

The main functions are 'emmreml', and 'emmremlMultiKernel'. 'emmreml' solves a mixed model with known covariance structure using the 'EMMA' algorithm. 'emmremlMultiKernel' is a wrapper for 'emmreml' to handle multiple random components with known covariance structures. The function 'emmremlMultivariate' solves a multivariate gaussian mixed model with known covariance structure using the 'ECM' algorithm.

Linear Mixed Models for Complex Survey Data

Linear mixed models for complex survey data, by pairwise composite likelihood, as described in Lumley & Huang (2023) . Supports nested and crossed random effects, and correlated random effects as in genetic models. Allows for multistage sampling and for other designs where pairwise sampling probabilities are specified or can be calculated.

Functional Linear Mixed Models for Densely Sampled Data

Estimation of functional linear mixed models for densely sampled data based on functional principal component analysis.

Power Analysis for Generalised Linear Mixed Models by Simulation

Calculate power for generalised linear mixed models, using simulation. Designed to work with models fit using the 'lme4' package. Described in Green and MacLeod, 2016 .

Data sets from "SAS System for Mixed Models"

Data sets and sample lmer analyses corresponding to the examples in Littell, Milliken, Stroup and Wolfinger (1996), "SAS System for Mixed Models", SAS Institute.

Inference of Linear Mixed Models Through MM Algorithm

The main function MMEst() performs (Restricted) Maximum Likelihood in a variance component mixed models using a Min-Max (MM) algorithm (Laporte, F., Charcosset, A. & Mary-Huard, T. (2022) ).

Linear Mixed Models

It implements Expectation/Conditional Maximization Either (ECME) and rapidly converging algorithms as well as Bayesian inference for linear mixed models, which is described in Schafer, J.L. (1998) "Some improved procedures for linear mixed models". Dept. of Statistics, The Pennsylvania State University.

Fitting the Centered Autologistic and Sparse Spatial Generalized Linear Mixed Models for Areal Data

Provides tools for analyzing spatial data, especially non- Gaussian areal data. The current version supports the sparse restricted spatial regression model of Hughes and Haran (2013) , the centered autologistic model of Caragea and Kaiser (2009) , and the Bayesian spatial filtering model of Hughes (2017) .