Multivariate Imputation by Chained Equations

Multiple imputation using Fully Conditional Specification (FCS) implemented by the MICE algorithm as described in Van Buuren and Groothuis-Oudshoorn (2011) . Each variable has its own imputation model. Built-in imputation models are provided for continuous data (predictive mean matching, normal), binary data (logistic regression), unordered categorical data (polytomous logistic regression) and ordered categorical data (proportional odds). MICE can also impute continuous two-level data (normal model, pan, second-level variables). Passive imputation can be used to maintain consistency between variables. Various diagnostic plots are available to inspect the quality of the imputations.

Some Additional Multiple Imputation Functions, Especially for 'mice'

Contains functions for multiple imputation which complements existing functionality in R. In particular, several imputation methods for the mice package (van Buuren & Groothuis-Oudshoorn, 2011, ) are implemented. Main features of the miceadds package include plausible value imputation (Mislevy, 1991, ), multilevel imputation for variables at any level or with any number of hierarchical and non-hierarchical levels (Grund, Luedtke & Robitzsch, 2018, ; van Buuren, 2018, Ch.7, ), imputation using partial least squares (PLS) for high dimensional predictors (Robitzsch, Pham & Yanagida, 2016), nested multiple imputation (Rubin, 2003, ), substantive model compatible imputation (Bartlett et al., 2015, ), and features for the generation of synthetic datasets (Reiter, 2005, ; Nowok, Raab, & Dibben, 2016, ).

Algorithms for Routing and Solving the Traffic Assignment Problem

Calculation of distances, shortest paths and isochrones on weighted graphs using several variants of Dijkstra algorithm. Proposed algorithms are unidirectional Dijkstra (Dijkstra, E. W. (1959) ), bidirectional Dijkstra (Goldberg, Andrew & Fonseca F. Werneck, Renato (2005) < https://www.cs.princeton.edu/courses/archive/spr06/cos423/Handouts/EPP%20shortest%20path%20algorithms.pdf>), A* search (P. E. Hart, N. J. Nilsson et B. Raphael (1968) ), new bidirectional A* (Pijls & Post (2009) < https://repub.eur.nl/pub/16100/ei2009-10.pdf>), Contraction hierarchies (R. Geisberger, P. Sanders, D. Schultes and D. Delling (2008) ), PHAST (D. Delling, A.Goldberg, A. Nowatzyk, R. Werneck (2011) ). Algorithms for solving the traffic assignment problem are All-or-Nothing assignment, Method of Successive Averages, Frank-Wolfe algorithm (M. Fukushima (1984) ), Conjugate and Bi-Conjugate Frank-Wolfe algorithms (M. Mitradjieva, P. O. Lindberg (2012) ), Algorithm-B (R. B. Dial (2006) ).

Multiple Criteria Optimization Algorithms and Related Functions

A collection of function to solve multiple criteria optimization problems using genetic algorithms (NSGA-II). Also included is a collection of test functions.

Analysis of Ecological Data: Exploratory and Euclidean Methods in Environmental Sciences

Tools for multivariate data analysis. Several methods are provided for the analysis (i.e., ordination) of one-table (e.g., principal component analysis, correspondence analysis), two-table (e.g., coinertia analysis, redundancy analysis), three-table (e.g., RLQ analysis) and K-table (e.g., STATIS, multiple coinertia analysis). The philosophy of the package is described in Dray and Dufour (2007) .

Tools for Multiple Imputation in Multilevel Modeling

Provides tools for multiple imputation of missing data in multilevel modeling. Includes a user-friendly interface to the packages 'pan' and 'jomo', and several functions for visualization, data management and the analysis of multiply imputed data sets.

Abstractions for Promise-Based Asynchronous Programming

Provides fundamental abstractions for doing asynchronous programming in R using promises. Asynchronous programming is useful for allowing a single R process to orchestrate multiple tasks in the background while also attending to something else. Semantics are similar to 'JavaScript' promises, but with a syntax that is idiomatic R.

Using R to Run 'JAGS'

Providing wrapper functions to implement Bayesian analysis in JAGS. Some major features include monitoring convergence of a MCMC model using Rubin and Gelman Rhat statistics, automatically running a MCMC model till it converges, and implementing parallel processing of a MCMC model for multiple chains.

Manipulate R Data Frames Using SQL

The sqldf() function is typically passed a single argument which is an SQL select statement where the table names are ordinary R data frame names. sqldf() transparently sets up a database, imports the data frames into that database, performs the SQL select or other statement and returns the result using a heuristic to determine which class to assign to each column of the returned data frame. The sqldf() or read.csv.sql() functions can also be used to read filtered files into R even if the original files are larger than R itself can handle. 'RSQLite', 'RH2', 'RMySQL' and 'RPostgreSQL' backends are supported.

Multiple Aggregation Prediction Algorithm

Functions and wrappers for using the Multiple Aggregation Prediction Algorithm (MAPA) for time series forecasting. MAPA models and forecasts time series at multiple temporal aggregation levels, thus strengthening and attenuating the various time series components for better holistic estimation of its structure. For details see Kourentzes et al. (2014) .