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{homomorpheR} 1.0 : Homomorphic Computations in R - diffify
{fancycut} 0.1.4 : A Fancy Version of base::cut() - diffify
{cNORM} 3.6.2 : Continuous Norming - diffify
{serrsBayes} 0.6-0 : Bayesian Modelling of Raman Spectroscopy - diffify
{FCPS} 1.4.3 : Fundamental Clustering Problems Suite - diffify
{susographql} 0.1.7 : Comprehensive Interface to the Survey Solutions ‘GraphQL’ API - diffify
{SSNbler} 1.1.2 : Assemble ‘SSN’ Objects - diffify
{educabR} 1.2.0 : Download and Process Brazilian Education Data from INEP - diffify
{tern.mmrm} 0.3.4 : Tables and Graphs for Mixed Models for Repeated Measures (MMRM) - diffify
{tern.gee} 0.1.6 : Tables and Graphs for Generalized Estimating Equations (GEE)
Model Fits - diffify
{piqp} 0.6.4 : R Interface to Proximal Interior Point Quadratic Programming
Solver - diffify
{msma} 4.0 : Multiblock Sparse Multivariable Analysis - diffify
{FRCI} 0.1.1 : Fuzzy & Randomized Confidence Intervals - diffify
{fable.prophet} 0.1.1 : Prophet Modelling Interface for ‘fable’ - diffify
{bage} 0.10.11 : Bayesian Estimation and Forecasting of Age-Specific Rates - diffify
{tidier} 0.3.0 : Enhanced ‘mutate’ with ‘Apache Spark’ Style Window Operations - diffify
{PScr} 1.2 : Estimation for the Power Series Cure Rate Model - diffify
{PAMscapes} 0.17.2 : Tools for Summarising and Analysing Soundscape Data - diffify
{BSTFA} 0.1.2 : Bayesian Spatio-Temporal Factor Analysis Model - diffify
{tseffects} 0.4.1 : Dynamic Effects from Single-Equation Time Series Models (with
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{StreamCatTools} 0.12.0 : Tools for Working with ‘StreamCat’ and ‘LakeCat’ Data - diffify
{rlmstudio} 0.3.0 : Access and Control LM Studio - diffify
{rgrpc} 0.1.2 : Asynchronous ‘gRPC’ Client and Server Runtime - diffify
{waou} 0.1.1 : Weighting All of Us - diffify
{swash} 3.0.0 : Health Geography Toolbox for Model-Based Analysis of Infections
Panel Data - diffify
{RZooRoH} 0.4.2 : Partitioning of Individual Autozygosity into Multiple
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{pkgcheck} 0.3.2 : Package Checks for ‘rOpenSci’ - diffify
{CopulaREMADA} 1.8.1 : Copula Mixed Models for Multivariate Meta-Analysis of Diagnostic
Test Accuracy Studies - diffify
{warbleR} 1.1.38 : Streamline Bioacoustic Analysis - diffify
{treeSS} 0.2.9 : Tree-Spatial Scan Statistic for Cluster Detection - diffify
{odbc} 1.7.2 : Connect to ODBC Compatible Databases (using the DBI Interface) - diffify
{shinylight} 1.3 : Web Interface to ‘R’ Functions - diffify
{rolog} 0.9.29 : Query ‘SWI’-‘Prolog’ from R - diffify
{mdsOpt} 0.8-1 : Searching for Optimal MDS Procedure for Metric, Nonmetric and
Interval-Valued Data - diffify
{freestiler} 0.3.0 : Create Vector Tiles from Spatial Data - diffify
{CspStandSegmentation} 0.2.1 : Comparative Shortest Path Forest Stand Segmentation from LiDAR
Data - diffify
{ciecl} 1.0.0 : International Classification of Diseases ‘ICD-10’/’ICD-11’ for
Chile - diffify
{pvaluefunctions} 1.7.0 : Creates and Plots P-Value Functions, S-Value Functions,
Confidence Distributions and Confidence Densities - diffify
{mapgl} 0.5.2 : Interactive Maps with ‘Mapbox GL JS’ and ‘MapLibre GL JS’ - diffify
{uqsa} 0.8.1 : Uncertainty Quantification and Global Sensitivity Analysis - diffify
{SuperSurv} 0.1.9 : A Unified Framework for Machine Learning Ensembles in Survival
Analysis - diffify
{spant} 4.5.0 : MR Spectroscopy Analysis Tools - diffify
{PathwaySpace} 1.5.2 : Spatial Projection of Network Signals along Geodesic Paths - diffify
{BrazilMet} 0.5.0 : Download and Processing of Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) Data
of INMET-Brazil - diffify
{worldbank} 0.11.0 : Client for the ‘World Bank’ APIs - diffify
{greybox} 2.0.9 : Toolbox for Model Building and Forecasting - diffify
{float} 0.3-4 : 32-Bit Floats - diffify
{ClickHouseHTTP} 1.1.2 : A Simple HTTP Database Interface to ‘ClickHouse’ - diffify
{censReg} 0.5-40 : Censored Regression (Tobit) Models - diffify
{bigbang} 0.5.0 : Build ‘Tidyverse’-Style Meta-Packages from Local Package Files - diffify
{manydata} 1.1.4 : Many Global Governance Datacubes - diffify
{koma} 0.4.0 : Bayesian Simultaneous Equation Models for Forecasting - diffify
{BayesBrainMap} 0.3.1 : Estimate Brain Networks and Connectivity with Population-Derived
Priors - diffify
{osrm} 6.0.0 : Interface Between R and the OpenStreetMap-Based Routing Service
OSRM - diffify
{LMMsolver} 1.0.14.1 : Linear Mixed Models with Sparse Matrix Methods and Smoothing - diffify
{tiltdens} 0.2.1 : Tilted and Data-Sharpened Nonparametric Density Estimation - diffify
{rurl} 3.1.0 : Parse, Clean, and Normalize URLs - diffify
{dendRoAnalyst} 2.0.0 : A Tool for Processing and Analyzing Dendrometer Data - diffify
{ggfortify} 0.4.24 : Data Visualization Tools for Statistical Analysis Results - diffify
{florabr} 1.4.0 : Explore Flora e Funga do Brasil Database - diffify
{rvec} 1.0.5 : Vectors Representing Random Variables - diffify
{orbitr} 1.0.0 : A Tidy Physics Engine for Building and Visualizing Orbital
Simulations - diffify
{flexBART} 2.0.6 : A More Flexible BART Model - diffify
{AccSamplingDesign} 0.1.0 : Acceptance Sampling Plans Design - diffify
{shazam} 1.4.0 : Immunoglobulin Somatic Hypermutation Analysis - diffify
{gipsDA} 1.0.0 : Discriminant Analysis with Permutation-Invariant Covariance
Models - diffify
{eratosthenes} 1.0.2 : Archaeological Synchronism - diffify
{cnefetools} 0.3.0 : Access and Analysis of Brazilian CNEFE Address Data - diffify
{PSPI} 1.4 : Propensity Score Predictive Inference for Generalizability and
Transportability - diffify
{phylospatial} 1.5.0 : Spatial Phylogenetic Analysis - diffify
{faunabr} 1.1.2 : Explore Catálogo Taxônomico da Fauna do Brasil Database - diffify
{encharter} 0.12 : Enhanced Office Open XML Charting for ‘openxlsx2’ - diffify
{clusterIV} 0.2.0 : Clustered Instrumental Variables Estimation and Inference - diffify
{causalfrag} 0.2.0 : Cross-Framework Sensitivity Analysis with an OLS Crosswalk - diffify
{arulesCBA} 1.2.10 : Classification Based on Association Rules - diffify
{PanelMatch} 3.1.5 : Matching Methods for Causal Inference with Time-Series
Cross-Sectional Data - diffify
{mgwrsar} 1.4.1 : GWR, Mixed GWR with Spatial Autocorrelation and Multiscale
GWR/GTWR (Top-Down Scale Approaches) - diffify
{lgrdata} 0.1.2 : Example Datasets for a Learning Guide to R - diffify
{laOpenData} 0.1.1 : Convenient Access to Los Angeles Open Data API Endpoints - diffify
{causalreg} 0.3.0 : Causal Generalized Linear Models - diffify
{treebalance} 1.2.2 : Computation of Tree (Im)Balance Indices - diffify
{r02pro} 0.2.1 : R Programming: Zero to Pro - diffify
{minter} 0.2.0 : Effect Sizes for Meta-Analysis of Interactions from Factorial
Experiments - diffify
{INLAvaan} 0.3.2 : Approximate Bayesian Latent Variable Analysis - diffify
{foundryR} 1.0.0 : Data Frame Workflows for ‘Microsoft Foundry’ - diffify
{circuitscaper} 0.1.1 : ‘Circuitscape’ and ‘Omniscape’ Connectivity Analysis via ‘Julia’ - diffify
{semrulesid} 0.4.2 : Evaluate Structural Equation Model Identification Rules - diffify
{pagerankr} 0.1.1 : Modular Toolkit for PageRank Calculation - diffify
{NACHO} 2.0.8 : NanoString Quality Control Dashboard - diffify
{cleanrmd} 0.2.0 : Clean Class-Less ‘R Markdown’ HTML Documents - diffify
{AGHmatrix} 3.0.3 : Relationship Matrices for Diploid and Autopolyploid Species - diffify
{rqti} 1.3.1 : Create Tests According to QTI 2.1 Standard - diffify
{realestatebr} 1.2.0 : Import Brazilian Real Estate Data into R - diffify
{qap} 0.1-3 : Heuristics for the Quadratic Assignment Problem (QAP) - diffify
{opencis} 0.1.4 : Import Data from Spanish Sociological Research Center (CIS) - diffify
{mlt.docreg} 1.1-14 : Most Likely Transformations: Documentation and Regression Tests - diffify
{mardist} 1.1.1 : Calculation of Maritime Distances - diffify
{lwbgt} 1.0.1 : Reference-Compatible Outdoor Wet Bulb Globe Temperature - diffify
{lumbermark} 0.9.1 : Resistant Clustering via Chopping Up Mutual Reachability Minimum
Spanning Trees - diffify
{hatemicoint} 1.1.0 : Hatemi-J Cointegration Test with Two Unknown Regime Shifts - diffify
{geoidep} 0.5.0 : Download Geographic Data on Various Topics Provided and Managed
by the Spatial Data Infrastructure of Peru - diffify
{FAfA} 1.4.1 : Factor Analysis for All - diffify
{ebrahim.gof} 2.9.0 : Goodness-of-Fit and Calibration Tests for Logistic Regression - diffify
{dtpcrm} 0.1.3 : Dose Transition Pathways for Continual Reassessment Method - diffify
{deadwood} 0.9.2 : Outlier Detection via Pruning Mutual Reachability Minimum
Spanning Trees - diffify
{dataprep} 0.1.8 : Fast, Efficient, and Versatile Data Preprocessing and Reshaping
with ‘C++’, ‘OpenMP’ & ‘SIMD’ - diffify
{countryatlas} 3.0.0 : Join World Bank Data, Country Codes and Maps on the ISO Spine - diffify
{raptools} 1.24.0 : Risk Assessment Plot and Reclassification Metrics - diffify
{HZIP} 0.1.3 : Likelihood-Based Inference for Joint Modeling of Correlated
Count and Binary Outcomes with Extra Variability and Zeros - diffify
{giscoR} 1.3.0 : Download ‘Eurostat’ ‘GISCO’ Spatial Data - diffify
{DatabaseConnector} 8.0.0 : Connecting to Various Database Platforms - diffify
{tseLCA} 2.0.0 : Three-Step Estimation for Latent Class Analysis - diffify
{mvMORPH} 1.2.3 : Multivariate Comparative Tools for Fitting Evolutionary Models
to Morphometric Data - diffify
{modsem} 1.0.23 : Latent Interaction (and Moderation) Analysis in Structural
Equation Models (SEM) - diffify
{urbin} 0.1-18 : Unifying Estimation Results with Binary Dependent Variables - diffify
{trendseries} 1.7.0 : Extract Trends from Time Series - diffify
{RcppFastAD} 0.0.6 : ‘Rcpp’ Bindings to ‘FastAD’ Auto-Differentiation - diffify
{ggChinaFlag} 1.0.0 : Drawing Chinese National and Historical Flags with ‘ggplot2’ - diffify
{CohortSurvival} 1.2.0 : Estimate Survival from Common Data Model Cohorts - diffify
{BigDataPE} 0.3.0 : Secure and Intuitive Access to ‘BigDataPE’ ‘API’ Datasets - diffify
{signnet} 1.1.0 : Methods to Analyse Signed Networks - diffify
{RXKCD} 2.0.2 : Get XKCD Comic from R - diffify
{nocturn} 1.2.1 : Sleep Data Filtering and Visualisation - diffify
{GDAtools} 2.3.1 : Geometric Data Analysis - diffify
{ppforest2} 0.1.3 : Projection Pursuit Oblique Decision Trees and Random Forests - diffify
{genderapi} 2.0.0 : Official ‘GenderAPI.io’ V2 Client - diffify
{epiR} 2.0.99 : Tools for the Analysis of Epidemiological Data - diffify
{DSIR} 0.10.0 : Data Science Infrastructure for Global Health - diffify
{xtfifevd} 1.1.0 : Panel Fixed Effects Filtered and Variance Decomposition
Estimation - diffify
{xtdhcoint} 1.0.3 : Durbin-Hausman Panel Cointegration Tests - diffify
{xtcspqardl} 1.0.5 : Cross-Sectionally Augmented Panel Quantile ARDL - diffify
{xtbhst} 1.1.0 : Bootstrap Slope Heterogeneity Test for Panel Data - diffify
{tptest} 1.1.0 : Universal Turning Point and Inflection Point Tests - diffify
{symengine} 0.2.14 : Interface to the ‘SymEngine’ Library - diffify
{SVARtca} 1.0.3 : Transmission Channel Analysis in Structural VAR Models - diffify
{spicy} 0.13.0 : Publication-Ready Tables for Descriptive Statistics and
Regression Models - diffify
{rpic} 0.11.3 : The ‘pic’ Graphics Language Rendered to SVG, PNG and PDF - diffify
{rmpw} 0.0.7 : Causal Mediation Analysis Using Weighting Approach - diffify
{qardlr} 1.1.1 : Quantile Autoregressive Distributed Lag Model - diffify
{mvardlurt} 1.1.0 : Multivariate ARDL Unit Root Test - diffify
{midasINLA} 0.1.1 : Spatial MIDAS Models Using INLA - diffify
{ggCheysson} 1.1.0 : Graphic Styles of Emile Cheysson for ‘ggplot2’ - diffify
{eventstudyr} 1.2.1 : Estimation and Visualization of Linear Panel Event Studies - diffify
{devianLM} 1.1.1 : Detecting Extremal Values in a Normal Linear Model - diffify
{tram} 1.4-6 : Transformation Models - diffify
{rtables} 0.6.17 : Reporting Tables - diffify
{rdborrow} 0.0.4.2 : External Control Borrowing for Rare Disease Trials - diffify
{maxLik} 1.6-10 : Maximum Likelihood Estimation and Related Tools - diffify
{dplR} 1.8.0 : Dendrochronology Program Library in R - diffify
{bedrock} 0.1.16 : Base Functions for the ‘DescToolsX’ Ecosystem - diffify
{pdfcombiner} 1.9.9 : Graphical User Interface for Manipulating PDF and Image Files - diffify
{sfhotspot} 1.1.1 : Hot-Spot Analysis with Simple Features - diffify
{ClinSigMeasures} 1.3 : Clinical Significance Measures - diffify
{snapKrig} 0.0.4 : Fast Kriging and Geostatistics on Grids with Kronecker
Covariance - diffify
{MazamaCoreUtils} 0.6.3 : Utility Functions for Production R Code - diffify
{vectra} 0.13.0 : Columnar Query Engine for Larger-than-RAM Data - diffify
{RESIDE} 0.4.0 : Rapid Easy Synthesis to Inform Data Extraction - diffify
{projpred} 2.11.0 : Projection Predictive Feature Selection - diffify
{fitdistrBayes} 0.5.1 : Objective Bayesian Distribution Fitting - diffify
{fabricQueryR} 1.0.1 : Access and Manage ‘Microsoft Fabric’ - diffify
{bclogit} 1.1.1 : Conditional Logistic Regression - diffify
{xtrec} 1.0.1 : Panel Unit Root Test Based on Recursive Detrending - diffify
{xtbreakcoint} 1.0.6 : Panel Cointegration Tests with Structural Breaks - diffify
{WeightIt} 2.1.0 : Weighting for Covariate Balance in Observational Studies - diffify
{vrpr} 0.2.1 : Vehicle Routing Problem Solver Built on ‘PyVRP’ - diffify
{underdisp} 0.1.2 : Diagnostics and Models for Underdispersed Count Data - diffify
{taxify} 0.6.0 : Offline Taxonomic Name Matching Against Darwin Core Backbones - diffify
{staat1cho} 0.2.0 : Study Indicators Based on Dutch Higher Education Data (1CHO) - diffify
{serad} 0.2.5 : Standardized Economic Reporting and Automated Dynamic Writing /
Synthèse d’Écrits Avec des Règles Automatisées et Dynamiques - diffify
{qadf} 1.0.2 : Quantile Autoregressive Distributed Lag Unit Root Test - diffify
{ParBayesianOptimization} 1.3.0 : Parallel Bayesian Optimization of Hyperparameters - diffify
{inti} 0.7.5 : Tools and Statistical Procedures in Plant Science - diffify
{huito} 0.2.8 : Reproducible and Flexible Label Design - diffify
{gcf} 0.1.1 : Generalized Covariate Field - diffify
{fqardl} 1.0.6 : Fourier ARDL Methods: Quantile, Nonlinear, Multi-Threshold &
Unit Root Tests - diffify
{fbardl} 1.1.0 : Fourier Bootstrap ARDL Cointegration Test - diffify
{enrichwith} 0.6 : Methods to Enrich R Objects with Extra Components - diffify
{easybgm} 0.5.1 : Extracting and Visualizing Bayesian Graphical Models - diffify
{crawlee} 0.1.1 : Tidy Interface for Reproducible Web Crawling - diffify
{couplr} 1.8.0 : Optimal Pairing and Matching via Linear Assignment - diffify
{confoundvis} 0.2.0 : Visualization Tools for Sensitivity Analysis of Unmeasured
Confounding - diffify
{caustests} 1.1.4 : Multiple Granger Causality Tests for Time Series and Panel Data - diffify
{ardlverse} 2.0.3 : Comprehensive ARDL: Panel, Bootstrap and Fourier Methods - diffify
{svySE} 0.3.0 : Sampling Error Estimation for Complex Surveys - diffify
{staggR} 0.2.2 : Fit Difference-in-Differences Models with Staggered
Interventions - diffify
{R.matlab} 3.8.1 : Read and Write MAT Files and Call MATLAB from Within R - diffify
{poweRbal} 0.1.1 : Phylogenetic Tree Models and the Power of Tree Shape Statistics - diffify
{modisfast} 2.0.0 : Fast and Efficient Access to MODIS Earth Observation Data - diffify
{deltabreedquery} 1.0.4 : Fast, Simple API Tools for Retrieving Data from ‘DeltaBreed’ - diffify
{coin} 1.4-6 : Conditional Inference Procedures in a Permutation Test Framework - diffify
{yrnd} 0.1.7 : Extracts Risk Neutral Densities of Prices, Money Market Rates
and Government Bond Yields from Interest Rates Futures Options
Prices - diffify
{spatialrisk} 0.8.3 : Spatial Concentration and Radius-Based Risk Calculations - diffify
{rtpcr} 2.2.0 : qPCR Data Analysis - diffify
{RcppFastFloat} 0.0.6 : ‘Rcpp’ Bindings for the ‘fast_float’ Header-Only Library for
Number Parsing - diffify
{modeltools} 0.2-25 : Tools and Classes for Statistical Models - diffify
{IndexConstruction} 0.2-1 : Index Construction for Time Series Data - diffify
{ggpop} 1.9.0 : Icon-Based Population Charts and Plots for ‘ggplot2’ - diffify
{datadiff} 0.6.1 : Data Validation Based on ‘YAML’ Rules - diffify
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