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Actuarial Sciences


[A][S]Markus GesmannChainLadder: Reserving insurance claims with R
[A][S]Vincent GouletStatistical Modeling of Loss Distributions Using actuar

Bayesian Statistics


[A]Martyn PlummerBayesian Modelling in R with rjags
[A]Kensuke Okada, Kazuo ShigemasuBMDS: A Collection of R Functions for Bayesian Multidimensional Scaling
[A][S]Stephanie KovalchikGraphical Functions for Prior Selection
[A][S]Luca La RoccaThe BayHaz package for Bayesian estimation of smooth hazard rates in R
[A]Jouni Kerman, Andrew GelmanToward Fully Bayesian Computing: Manipulating and Summarizing Posterior Simulations Using Random Variable Objects

Bioinformatics


[A]Oscar Rueda, Ramon Diaz-UriarteAnalysis of CGH arrays using MCMC with Reversible Jump: detecting gains and losses of DNA and common regions of alteration among subjects
[A][S]Jarno TuimalaChipster: A graphical user interface to DNA microarray data analysis using R and Bioconductor
[A][S]Tomas RadivoyevitchEquilibrium Model Selection
[A]Jörg Rahnenführer, Jasmina Bogojeska, Adrian Alexa, André Altmann, Thomas LengauerEstimating evolutionary pathways and genetic progression scores with Rtreemix
[A][S]Thomas Binsl, Jaap Heringa, David Alders, Hans van BeekFluxEs: An 'R' Framework for Parameter Estimation in Biological Networks
[A]Kay Hamacher, Franziska Hoffgaard, Philipp WeilIntroducing BioPhysConnectoR
[A]Chihiro Higuchi, Shigeo TakenakaMetabolome data mining of mass spectrometry measurements with random forests
[A]Jacob Michaelson, Andreas BeyerRandom Forests for eQTL Analysis: A Performance Comparison
[A][S]Julian Heinrich, Janko Dietzsch, Dirk Bartz, Kay NieseltSpRay - an R-based visual-analytics platform for large and high-dimensional datasets
[A][S]Kai Kammers, Jörg RahnenführerSurvival Models Built from Gene Expression Data Using Gene Groups as Covariates
[A][S]Miriam MarusiakovaThe statistical evaluation of DNA crime stains in R

Biostatistics


[A][S]Sixten BorgA Maximum Likelihood estimator of a Markov model for disease activity in chronic diseases that alternate between relapse and remission, for annually aggregated partial observations
[A]Kulwant Singh KapoorAgreement analysis method in case of continuous variable
[A][S]Johannes HüsingAn extension of the coin package for comparing interventions assigned by dynamic allocation
[A][S]Juha KarvanenDesign and analysis of follow-up studies with genetic component
[A][S]Niklas Hack, Werner BrannathEstimation in classic and adaptive group sequential trials
[A][S]Hsin-ya Lee, Pao-chu Wu, Yung-jin Leeivivc - A Tool for in vitro-in vivo Correlation Exploration with R
[A][S]Michael HöhleModelling and surveillance of infectious diseases - or why there is an R in SARS
[A][S]Arthur Allignol, Jan Beyersmann, Martin Schumachermvna, a R-package for the Multivariate Nelson-Aalen Estimator in Multistate Models
[A]Janet RosenbaumPatient teenagers? A comparison of the sexual behavior of virginity pledgers and matched non-pledgers
[A][S]Jing Hua Zhao, Qihua Tan, Shengxu Li, Jian'an LuanSome Perspectives of Graphical Methods for Genetic Data
[A][S]Jan Beyersmann, Arthur Allignol, Martin SchumacherUnderstanding product integration
[A][S]Benjamin Hofner, Thomas Kneib, Torsten HothornVariable Selection and Model Choice in Survival Models with Time-Varying Effects

Chemometrics and Computational Physics


[A]Sergey Laptenok, Katharine Mullen, Jan Willem Borst, Herbert van Amerongen, Antonie VisserNew possibilities for interactive specification and validation of models for Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy (FLIM) data with the TIMP package
[A][S]Katharine Mullen, Ivo van StokkumResolving components in mass spectrometry data: parametric and non-parametric approaches
[A][S]Joris J. Snellenburg, Katherine M. Mullen, Ivo H. M. van StokkumTIMPGUI: A graphical user interface for the package TIMP
[A][S]Minho Chae, John Thaden, Steven Jennings, Robert Shmookler ReiswashAlign: a GC-MS Data Alignment Tool Using Iterative Block-Shifting of Peak Retention Times Based on Mass-Spectral Data

Connectivity, Interfaces, Platform, Community Services


[A][S]Pete Meyer, Shaun LysenAn automated R tool for identifying individuals with difficulties in a large pool of raters
[A][S]Stefan Theussl, Achim Zeileis, Kurt HornikCollaborative Development Using R-Forge
[A][S]Andrew RunnallsCXXR: Refactoring the R Interpreter into C++
[A][S]José MatosR packages from a Fedora perspective
[A]Romain FrancoisR4X: Simple XML Manipulation for R
[A][S]Wayne Jones, Marco GiannitrapaniRapid Application Deployment with R
[A][S]Tobias VerbekeRefactoring R Programs
[A][S]Rense NieuwenhuisRetreiving old data using 'read.isi'
[A][S]Norbert Solymosi, Andrea Harnos, Jenõ ReiczigelSQLiteMap: package to manage vector graphical maps using SQLite
[A]John James, Fan ShaoThe Execution Engine: Client-server mechanism for remote calling of R and other systems
[A][S]Paul GilbertTime Series Database Interface
[A][S]Zivan KaramanUsing R as enterprise-wide data analysis platform

Econometrics & Finance


[A]Wei-han LiuA Closer Examination of Extreme Value Theory Modeling in Value-at-Risk Estimation
[A][S]Tomoaki Nakataniccgarch: An R package for modelling multivariate GARCH models with conditional correlations
[A][S]Diethelm Würtz, Yohan ChalabiComputational Finance and Financial Engineering: The R/Rmetrics Software Environment
[A][S]Giovanni MilloCross-sectional and spatial dependence in panels
[A][S]Arne HenningsenEstimation of Theoretically Consistent Stochastic Frontier Functions in R
[A]Giuseppe BrunoExploring Financial system Convergence in 8 OECD countries by means of the plm package
[A]Robert Ferstl, Josef HaydenHedging interest rate risk with the dynamic Nelson/Siegel model
[A]Rory WinstonReal-Time Market Data Interfaces in R
[A][S]Mehmet BalcilarRSTAR: A Package for Smooth Transition Autoregressive Modeling Using R
[A]Yohan Chalabi, Michal Miklovic, Diethelm WürtzScaling and Robustifciation of ARMA Models with GARCH/APARCH Errors Using R/Rmetrics
[A][S]Francisco GochezThe BLCOP package: an R implementation of the Black-Litterman and copula opinion pooling models
[A][S]Gian Pietro Zaccomer, Luca GrassettiUsing R for Spatial Shift-Share Analysis

Environmetrics


[A]Joern Pagel, Frank SchurrForecasting species range shifts: a Hierarchical Bayesian framework for estimating process-based models of range dynamics
[A]Robin HankinModelling biodiversity in R: the untb package
[A][S]Dennis Helsel, Lopaka LeeNADA for R: A contributed package for censored environmental data
[A][S]Thomas PetzoldtObjects, clones and collections: ecological models and scenario analysis with simecol
[A][S]Thomas Jagger, James ElsnerR for climate research
[A][S]David SathiarajSpatial Analysis and Visualization of Climate Data Using R
[A][S]Goeran Kauermann, Thomas MestekemperSpecification of Landmarks and Forecasting Water Temperature
[A]Vilas Boas Marcio Antonio, Uribe-Opazo Miguel Angel, Alves da Silva Edson AntonioSurface and Sprinkle Irrigation Analysis with R
[A][S]Johannes BreidenbachUse R! for estimating forest parameters based on Airborne Laser Scanner Data
[A][S]Hans-Joachim KlemmtUsing R as an environment for automatic extraction of forest growth parameters form terrestrial laser scanning data
[A][S]Jedrzej Bojanowski, César Carmona-MorenoUsing R for time series analysis and spatial-temporal distribution of global burnt surface multi-year product

High Performance Computing


[A][S]Jens Oehlschlägel, Daniel Adler, Oleg Nenadic, Walter ZucchiniA first glimpse into 'R.ff', a package that virtually removes R's memory limit
[A]Daniel GroseDistributed Computing using the multiR Package
[A]Dennis Wegener, Stefan Rüping, Michael MockGridR: Distributed Data Analysis using R
[A]David Henderson, Stephen Weston, Nicholas Carriero, Robert BjornsonHigh Performance Computing with NetWorkSpaces for R
[A][S]Daniel Adler, Jens Oehlschlägel, Oleg Nenadic, Walter ZucchiniLarge atomic data in R: package 'ff'
[A]Mike Smith, Richard Pugh, Romain FrancoisMSToolkit: Distributed R for the creation and analysis of simulated clinical trial data
[A][S]Markus Schmidberger, Ulrich MansmannParallelized preprocessing algorithms for high-density oligonucleotide array data
[A][S]Thomas BaierR in Automation: Accessing Real-time-data
[A][S]Ferdinand JamitzkyROMP - an OpenMP binding for R
[A][S]Dirk EddelbuettelScripting with R in high-performance computing: An Example using littler
[A][S]Jochen KnaussfCluster/snowfall: Managing parallel execution of R programs on a compute cluster
[A][S]Junji Nakano, Ei-ji NakamaSpeeding up R by using ISM-like calls
[A][S]John Emerson, Michael KaneThe bigmemoRy package: handling large data sets in R using RAM and shared memory

Invited Lectures


[A][S]Andrew GelmanBayesian generalized linear models and an appropriate default prior
[A][S]Peter BühlmannComputationally Tractable Methods for High-Dimensional Data
[A][S]Graham J. WilliamsDeploying Data Mining in Government - Experiences With R/Rattle
[A][S]Jean ThioulouseMultivariate Data Analysis in Microbial Ecology - New Skin for the old Ceremony
[A][S]Duncan MurdochPackage Development in Windows
[A][S]Gary KingThe Dataverse Network
[A][S]Kurt HornikThe Past, Present, and Future of the R Project - Development in the R Project
[A][S]John FoxThe Past, Present, and Future of the R Project - Social Organization of the R Project

Machine Learning


[A][S]Sebastian Kaiser, Friedrich LeischA Toolbox for Bicluster Analysis in R
[A][S]Manuel Eugster, Friedrich LeischExploratory and Inferential Analysis of Benchmark Experiments
[A][S]Julia Schiffner, Claus WeihsLocal Classification Methods for Heterogeneous Classes
[A]Matteo Pardo, Giorgio SberveglieriRandom Forests and Nearest Shrunken Centroids for the Classification of eNose data
[A]Gero Szepannek, Uwe Ligges, Claus WeihsSome Aspects on Classification, Variable Selection and Categorical Clustering
[A]Carolin Strobl, Achim ZeileisWhy and how to use random forest variable importance measures (and how you shouldn't)

Marketing & Business Analytics


[A][S]Christopher ByrdAn Automatic Recommendation System using R: Project Thank You eMail
[A][S]Derek NortonAutomating Business Modeling with the AutoModelR package
[A][S]Fumiyo Kondo, Teppei KurodaCustomer Heterogeneity in Purchasing Habit of Variety Seeking Based on Hierarchical Bayesian Model
[A][S]Jim PorzakDirect Marketing Analytics with R
[A]Mohammad Ali DashtiQuantitative approach to Entropy weighting methodology in MADM
[A][S]Boris VaillantUsing R to test Bayesian adaptive discrete choice designs

Modeling


[A][S]Robert Crouchley, Damon Berridge, Dan GroseAn Alternative Package for Estimating Multivariate Generalised Linear Mixed Models in R
[A][S]Heather Turner, David Firth, Andy BatchelorCustom Functions for Specifying Nonlinear Terms to gnm
[A][S]Peter Ruckdeschel, Matthias KohldistrMod - an S4-class based package for statistical models
[A]Giovanni PetrisDynamic Linear Models in R
[A][S]Bettina Gruen, Friedrich LeischFlexMix: Flexible fitting of finite mixtures with the EM algorithm
[A][S]Christian RitzFunctional regression analysis using R
[A][S]Christian Kleiber, Achim ZeileisGeneralized count data regression in R
[A][S]Thomas Kneib, Torsten Hothornmboost - Componentwise Boosting for Generalised Regression Models
[A][S]Rune Haubo Bojesen ChristensenModels for Replicated Discrimination Tests: A Synthesis of Latent Class Mixture Models and Generalized Linear Mixed Models
[A][S]Ralf Seger, Antony UnwinMORET - A Software For Model Management
[A][S]Ioannis KosmidisProfiling the parameters of models with linear predictors
[A][S]Werner StahelRegression Model Development and Yet Another Regression Function
[A][S]Fabian Scheipl, Sonja Greven, Helmut KüchenhoffRLRsim: Testing for Random Effects or Nonparametric Regression Functions in Additive Mixed Models
[A]Ewa Sztendur, Neil Diamondrsm: An R package for Response Surface Methodology

Multivariate Statistics


[A][S]Christine Steinhoff, Matteo Pardo, Martin VingronA pipeline based on multivariate correspondence analysis with supplementary variables for cancer genomics
[A]M. Rui Alves, M. Beatriz OliveiraAutomatic construction of graphical outputs of common multivariate analyses with a special reference to predictive biplots
[A]Ben GoodrichFAiR: A Package for Factor Analysis in R
[A][S]Klaus Nordhausen, Hannu Oja, David TylerInvariant coordinate selection for multivariate data analysis - the package ICS

Numerical Methods


[A]Olaf Mersmann, Heike Trautmann, Detlef Steuer, Claus Weihs, Uwe LiggesDesirabilitiy functions in multicriteria optimization - Observations made while implementing desiRe
[A][S]Kurt Hornik, David MeyerGood Relations with R
[A][S]Antonio Di Narzo, Marji LinesRiDMC: an R package for the numerical analysis of dynamical systems
[A][S]Robin Nunkesser, Silke Straatmann, Simone WenzelrPorta - An R Package for Analyzing Polytopes and Polyhedra

Pharmacokinetics


[A]Björn Bornkamp, José Pinheiro, Frank BretzMCPMod - An R Package for the Design and Analysis of Dose-Finding Studies
[A][S]Chun-ying Lee, Yung-jin LeePKfit - A Pharmacokinetic Data Analysis Tool on R
[A][S]Enrique Vidal, Roberto Pastor-Barriuso, Marina Pollan, Gonzalo Lopez-AbenteSegmented Poisson Models
[A][S]Miao-ting Chen, Yung-jin Leetdm - A Tool of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in R

Psychometrics


[A][S]Florian WickelmaierAnalyzing paired-comparison data in R using probabilistic choice models
[A][S]Dimitris RizopoulosItem Response Theory Using the ltm Package
[A][S]Gianmarco AltoèThe 'deltaR' package: a flexible way to compare regression models on independent samples using a bootstrap approach

Reporting


[A][S]Wolfgang Raffelsberger, Luc Moulinier, David Kieffer, Olivier PochRReportGenerator: Automatic reports from routine statistical analysis using R
[A][S]Delphine FontaineSweave or how to make 286 customized reports in two clicks
[A]Romain Francois, David IlsleyXML-based Reporting Application

Robust Statistics


[A]Majid Sarmad, Peter S. Craig'robande': An R package for Robust ANOVA
[A]Soumaya RekaiaIndicators of Least Absolute Deviation's sensibility
[A][S]Matthias Kohl, Peter RuckdeschelR-Packages for Robust Asymptotic Statistics
[A]John KlokeRfit: An R Package for Rank Estimates
[A][S]Karen Schettlinger, Roland Fried, Ursula Gatherrobfilter: An R Package for Robust Time Series Filters
[A][S]Claudio AgostinelliRobust Inference in Generalized Linear Models
[A]Dattatraya KashidVariable Selection in Regression Using R

Social and Political Sciences, Network Analysis


[A]Micah Altman, Michael McDonaldBARD: Better Automated Redistricting
[A][S]Gabor Csardiigraph - a package for network analysis
[A][S]Michal BojanowskiSimulating Games on Networks with R. Application to coordination in dynamic social network under heterogeneity.

Spatial Statistics


[A][S]Jin Li, Andrew HeapComparison of spatial interpolation methods using a simulation experiment based on Australian seabed sediment data
[A]Rebeca Ramis, Peter Diggle, Gonzalo López-AbenteEstimation of Standard Errors in Non-Linear Regression Models: Spatial Variation in Risk Around Putative Sources
[A]Katharina Henneböhl, Edzer PebesmaProviding R functionality through the OGC Web Processing Service
[A]Thomas Achia, Atinuke Adebanji, John Owino, Anne WangombeSpatial Durbin Model for Poverty Mapping and Analysis

Statistics in the Social and Political Sciences


[A][S]Martin ElffManagement and Analysis of Large Survey Data Sets Using the 'memisc' Package
[A][S]Lucien LemmensSmall groups and questionnaires
[A][S]Marco Ballin, Giulio BarcaroliTree-based and GA tools for optimal sampling design

Teaching


[A][S]Patrick WessaA Compendium Platform for Reproducible, R-based Research with a focus on Statistics Education
[A]Ruya Gokhan KocerBelieving by Seeing before Seeing by Believing: Visualizing the Gaussian Regression Model by the SIM.REG package for intuitive teaching
[A]Will DubyakCracking the Nut: Introducing R to a Department
[A]Andras LowR and Stata for Building Regression Models
[A]Richard Pugh, Matt AldridgeR for the Masses: Lessons learnt from delivering R training courses
[A][S]Yihui XieStatistical Animations Using R
[A][S]Ewan Crawford, Adrian BowmanStatistical Cartoons
[A][S]Ray BrownriggTricks and Traps for Young Players

Time Series Analysis


[A][S]Bernhard Spangl, Peter Ruckdeschel, Rudolf DutterApproximate Conditional-mean Type Filtering for State-space Models
[A][S]Susana BarbosaArDec: Autoregressive-based time series decomposition in R

User Interfaces


[A][S]Rudolf DutterA Graphical User Interface for Environmental Statistics
[A][S]Christian WeißCommercial meets Open Source - Tuning STATISTICA with R
[A]Julien Durand, Julie Josse, François Husson, Sébastien LêdynGraph: interactive visualization of 'factorial planes' integrating numerical indicators
[A]Washington Junger, Antonio Ponce de Leon, Elizabeth de Albuquerque, Reinaldo Marques, Leonardo CostaEpiR: a graphic user interface oriented to epidemiological data analysis
[A]E. James Harner, Dajie Luo, Jun TanJavaStat: a Java-based R Front-end
[A][S]Ryota SuzukiR AnalyticFlow: A flowchart-style GUI for R
[A][S]Erich NeuwirthR meets the Workplace - Embedding R into Excel and making it more accessible
[A]Erin Hodgess, Carol VobachRcmdrPlugin.epack: A Time Series Plug-in for Rcmdr
[A][S]Ilhami Visne, Klemens Vierlinger, Friedrich Leisch, Albert KriegnerRGG: An XML-based GUI Generator for R Scripts
[A][S]Bert Gunter, Nicholas Lewin-KohSimpleR: Taking on the 'Evil Empire' by Developing Applications for Non-statistical Users
[A][S]Mario Gellrich, Rudolf Gubler, Andreas Schönborn, Andreas PapritzSIMSURVEY - a tool for (geo-) statistical analyses with R on the web
[A]Ivailo PartchevTCL Expect: Yet another way to develop GUI for R
[A][S]Karim ChineThe Virtual R Workbench, towards an open platform for R based e-Science
[A]Bernd Bischl, Kornelius RohmeyerTowards a Java Framework for Rapid Development of Graphical User Interfaces for Statistical Applications based on R

Visualization & Graphics


[A][S]David Meyer, Achim Zeileis, Kurt HornikThe strucplot framework for Visualizing Categorical Data
[A][S]Benjamin Barnes, Karen SteindorfVisualizing multivariate categorical and continuous data from epidemiologic studies: An expanded scatter plot matrix