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VGAM (version 0.7-1)

Vector Generalized Linear and Additive Models

Description

Vector generalized linear and additive models, and associated models (Reduced-Rank VGLMs, Quadratic RR-VGLMs, Reduced-Rank VGAMs). This package fits many models and distribution by maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) or penalized MLE. Also fits constrained ordination models in ecology.

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install.packages('VGAM')

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0.7-1

License

GPL version 2

Maintainer

Thomas Yee

Last Published

February 12th, 2025

Functions in VGAM (0.7-1)

ccoef-methods

Constrained (Canonical) Coefficients
Max

Maxima
AA.Aa.aa

The AA-Aa-aa Blood Group System
frechet

Frechet Distribution Family Function
Fisk

The Fisk Distribution
Brat

Inputting Data to fit a Bradley Terry Model
fitted.vlm

Fitted Values of a VLM object
Invlomax

The Inverse Lomax Distribution
Rayleigh

The Rayleigh Distribution
calibrate.qrrvglm

Calibration for CQO, UQO and CAO models
Paralogistic

The Paralogistic Distribution
Sinmad

The Singh-Maddala Distribution
bratt

Bradley Terry Model With Ties
zipf

Zipf Distribution Family Function
binom2.rho

Bivariate Probit Model
clo

Redirects the user to rrvglm
Benini

The Benini Distribution
ParetoIV

The Pareto(IV/III/II) Distributions
Tol

Tolerances
dagum

Dagum Distribution Family Function
logff

Logarithmic Distribution
auuc

Auckland University Undergraduate Counts
normal1

Univariate normal distribution
ggammaUC

The Generalized Gamma Distribution
rrar

Nested reduced-rank autoregressive models for multiple time series
qtplot.gumbel

Quantile Plot for Gumbel Regression
logoff

Log link function with an offset
vgam

Fitting Vector Generalized Additive Models
recexp1

Upper Record Values from a 1-parameter Exponential Distribution
rlplot.egev

Return Level Plot for GEV Fits
amlexponential

Exponential Regression by Asymmetric Maximum Likelihood Estimation
simplex

Simplex distribution
lgammaUC

The Log-Gamma Distribution
lms.bcg

LMS Quantile Regression with a Box-Cox transformation to a Gamma Distribution
Zanegbin

Zero-Altered Negative Binomial Distribution
meplot

Mean Excess Plot
beta.ab

The Two-parameter Beta Distribution Family Function
Card

Cardioid Distribution
qtplot.lmscreg

Quantile Plot for LMS Quantile Regression
zanegbinomial

Zero-Altered Negative Binomial Distribution
lgammaff

Log-gamma Distribution Family Function
Zeta

The Zeta Distribution
Nakagami

Nakagami Distribution
plotdeplot.lmscreg

Density Plot for LMS Quantile Regression
Plackett

Plackett's Bivariate Distribution
Posbinom

Positive-Binomial Distribution
Coef.qrrvglm

Returns Important Matrices etc. of a QO Object
G1G2G3

The G1G2G3 Blood Group System
Coef

Computes Model Coefficients and Quantities
Lomax

The Lomax Distribution
Coef.rrvglm-class

Class ``Coef.rrvglm''
cao.control

Control Function for RR-VGAMs (CAO)
Invparalogistic

The Inverse Paralogistic Distribution
bilogistic4

Bivariate Logistic Distribution Family Function
betaff

The Two-parameter Beta Distribution Family Function
acat

Ordinal Regression with Adjacent Categories Probabilities
erlang

Erlang Distribution
Betanorm

The Beta-Normal Distribution
betaprime

The Beta-Prime Distribution
gpd

Generalized Pareto Distribution Family Function
betageometric

Beta-geometric Distribution Family Function
binom2.or

Bivariate Logistic Regression
bisa

Birnbaum-Saunders Distribution Family Function
calibrate.qrrvglm.control

Control function for CQO/UQO/CAO calibration
betaII

Beta Distribution of the Second Kind
cqo

Fitting Constrained Quadratic Ordination (CQO)
calibrate-methods

Calibration for Constrained Regression Models
biplot-methods

Biplot of Constrained Regression Models
dcnormal1

Univariate Normal Distribution with Double Censoring
gumbelUC

The Gumbel Distribution
hspider

Hunting Spider Data
loglog

Log-log Link Function
Coef.vlm

Extract Model Coefficients for VLM Objects
Inv.gaussian

The Inverse Gaussian Distribution
MNSs

The MNSs Blood Group System
Hzeta

Haight's Zeta Function
AB.Ab.aB.ab

The AB-Ab-aB-ab Blood Group System
bilogis4

Bivariate Logistic Distribution
Links

Link functions for VGLM/VGAM/etc. families
cratio

Ordinal Regression with Continuation Ratios
constraints

Constraint Matrices
cdf.lmscreg

Cumulative Distribution Function for LMS Quantile Regression
Coef.rrvglm

Returns Important Matrices etc. of a RR-VGLM Object
Coef.qrrvglm-class

Class ``Coef.qrrvglm''
Maxwell

The Maxwell Distribution
Pareto

The Pareto Distribution
betabin.ab

Beta-binomial Distribution Family Function
erf

Error Function
ABO

The ABO Blood Group System
dirichlet

Fitting a Dirichlet Distribution
enzyme

Enzyme data
betabinomial

Beta-binomial Distribution Family Function
gamma1

1-parameter Gamma Distribution
deplot.lmscreg

Density Plot for LMS Quantile Regression
fff

F Distribution Family Function
Opt

Maxima
chisq

Chi-squared Distribution
gamma2.ab

2-parameter Gamma Distribution
calibrate

Model Calibrations
Betabin

The Beta-Binomial Distribution
Betageom

The Beta-Geometric Distribution
VGAM-package

Vector Generalized Linear and Additive Models
cnormal1

Censored Normal Distribution
cao

Fitting Constrained Additive Ordination (CAO)
cgumbel

Censored Gumbel Distribution
fill

Creates a Matrix of Appropriate Dimension
binomialff

Binomial Family Function
dirmul.old

Fitting a Dirichlet-Multinomial Distribution
garma

GARMA (Generalized Autoregressive Moving-Average) Models
expexp

Exponentiated Exponential Distribution
lerch

Lerch Phi Function
logit

Logit Link Function
cexpon

Censored Exponential Distribution
gpdUC

The Generalized Pareto Distribution
chest

Chest Pain in NZ Adults
bminz

Body Mass Index of New Zealand Adults
cloglog

Complementary Log-log Link Function
lirat

Low-iron Rat Teratology Data
ccoef

Extract Model Constrained/Canonical Coefficients
cauchy1

Cauchy Distribution Family Function
coalminers

Breathlessness and Wheeze Amongst Coalminers
expexp1

Exponentiated Exponential Distribution
lognormal

Lognormal Distribution
genpoisson

Generalized Poisson distribution
logc

Complementary-log Link Function
gaussianff

Gaussian (normal) Family Function
Frank

Frank's Bivariate Distribution
cumulative

Ordinal Regression with Cumulative Probabilities
gev

Generalized Extreme Value Distribution Family Function
gumbel

Gumbel Distribution Family Function
lms.bcn

LMS Quantile Regression with a Box-Cox Transformation to Normality
Lino

The Generalized Beta Distribution (Libby and Novick, 1982)
laplaceUC

The Laplace Distribution
gammahyp

Gamma Hyperbola Bivariate Distribution
oxtemp

Oxford Temperature Data
fisherz

Fisher's Z Link Function
model.matrixvlm

Construct the Design Matrix of a VLM Object
lv

Latent Variables
lvplot.rrvglm

Latent Variable Plot for RR-VGLMs
geometric

Geometric Distribution
dirmultinomial

Fitting a Dirichlet-Multinomial Distribution
rrvglm

Fitting Reduced-Rank Vector Generalized Linear Models (RR-VGLMs)
logistic

Logistic Distribution Family Function
studentt

Student t Distribution
smart.mode.is

Determine What Mode the Smart Prediction is In
put.smart

Adds a List to the End of the List ``.smart.prediction''
plotvgam.control

Control Function for plotvgam()
gew

General Electric and Westinghouse Data
posnormal1

Positive Normal Distribution Family Function
lvplot.qrrvglm

Latent Variable Plot for QO models
lvplot

Latent Variable Plot
levy

Levy Distribution Family Function
hyper

Hypergeometric Family Function
identity

Identity Link Function
freund61

Freund's (1961) Bivariate Extension of the Exponential Distribution
poissonff

Poisson Family Function
plotqrrvglm

Model Diagnostic Plots for QRR-VGLMs
venice

Venice Maximum Sea Levels
tobit

Tobit Model
mix2poisson

Mixture of Two Poisson Distributions
get.smart

Retrieve One Component of ``.smart.prediction''
leipnik

Leipnik Distribution Family Function
loge

Log link function
qrrvglm.control

Control function for QRR-VGLMs (CQO)
negbinomial

Negative Binomial Distribution Family Function
is.smart

Test For a Smart Object
nbolf

Negative Binomial-Ordinal Link Function
yeo.johnson

Yeo-Johnson Transformation
Log

Logarithmic Distribution
plotvgam

Default VGAM Plotting
get.smart.prediction

Retrieves ``.smart.prediction''
persp.qrrvglm

Perspective plot for QRR-VGLMs
guplot

Gumbel Plot
golf

Gamma-Ordinal Link Function
rig

Reciprocal Inverse Gaussian distribution
recnormal1

Upper Record Values from a Univariate Normal Distribution
rhobit

Rhobit Link Function
inv.gaussianff

Inverse Gaussian Distribution Family Function
backPain

Data on Back Pain Prognosis, from Anderson (1984)
alaplaceUC

The Laplace Distribution
Posnorm

The Positive-Normal Distribution
loglinb2

Loglinear Model for Two Binary Responses
rrvglm.control

Control function for rrvglm
vonmises

von Mises Distribution Family Function
wald

Wald Distribution Family Function
rrvglm-class

Class ``rrvglm''
pareto1

Pareto and Truncated Pareto Distribution Family Functions
setup.smart

Smart Prediction Setup
lms.yjn

LMS Quantile Regression with a Yeo-Johnson Transformation to Normality
loglinb3

Loglinear Model for Three Binary Responses
mix2normal1

Mixture of Two Univariate Normal Distributions
micmen

Michaelis-Menten Model
prentice74

Prentice (1974) Log-gamma Distribution
model.framevlm

Construct the Model Frame of a VLM Object
multinomial

Multinomial Logit Model
snorm

Skew-Normal Distribution
smartpred

Smart Prediction
vgam-class

Class ``vgam''
rrvglm.optim.control

Control function for rrvglm() calling optim()
probit

Probit Link Function
AB.Ab.aB.ab2

The AB-Ab-aB-ab2 Blood Group System
plotqtplot.lmscreg

Quantile Plot for LMS Quantile Regression
Pospois

Positive-Poisson Distribution
tikuv

Short-tailed Symmetric Distribution Family Function
Tpareto

The Truncated Pareto Distribution
sratio

Ordinal Regression with Stopping Ratios
chestnz

Chest Pain in NZ Adults Data
zipoisson

Zero-Inflated Poisson Distribution Family Function
zapoisson

Zero-Altered Poisson Distribution
Felix

The Felix Distribution
mccullagh89

McCullagh (1989) Distribution Family Function
amlnormal

Asymmetric Least Squares Quantile Regression
trplot

Trajectory Plot
smart.expression

S Expression for Smart Functions
rcqo

Constrained Quadratic Ordination
s

Defining smooths in VGAM formulae
uqo.control

Control Function for UQO models
rposnegbin

Positive-negative binomial distribution random variates
vglm

Fitting Vector Generalized Linear Models
vglm-class

Class ``vglm''
yip88

Zero-Inflated Poisson Distribution (Yip (1988) algorithm)
wrapup.smart

Cleans Up After Smart Prediction
nzc

Chinese Population in New Zealand 1867--2001
vsmooth.spline

Vector cubic smoothing spline
notdocumentedyet

Undocumented and Internally Used Functions and Classes
posbinomial

Positive Binomial Distribution Family Function
vglm.control

Control function for vglm
Zibinom

Zero-Inflated Binomial Distribution
zibinomial

Zero-Inflated Binomial Distribution Family Function
quasipoissonff

Quasi-Poisson Family Function
vglmff-class

Class ``vglmff''
vgam.control

Control function for vgam
cauchit

Cauchit Link Function
rdiric

The Dirichlet distribution
cgo

Redirects the user to cqo
ordpoisson

Ordinal Poisson Family Function
alaplace

Asymmetric Laplace Distribution Family Functions
exponential

Exponential Distribution
gamma2

2-parameter Gamma Distribution
Triangle

The Triangle Distribution
ggamma

Generalized Gamma distribution family function
zetaff

Zeta Distribution Family Function
reciprocal

Reciprocal link function
skewnormal1

Univariate Skew-Normal Distribution Family Function
borel.tanner

Borel-Tanner Distribution Family Function
Amh

Ali-Mikhail-Haq Distribution's Bivariate Distribution
genbetaII

Generalized Beta Distribution of the Second Kind
amlpoisson

Poisson Regression by Asymmetric Maximum Likelihood Estimation
AICvlm

Akaike's Information Criterion
DeLury

DeLury's Method for Population Size Estimation
undocumented-methods

Undocumented Methods Functions
Fgm

Farlie-Gumbel-Morgenstern's Bivariate Distribution
amlbinomial

Binomial Logistic Regression by Asymmetric Maximum Likelihood Estimation
gevUC

The Generalized Extreme Value Distribution
lqnorm

Minimizing the L-q norm Family Function
grc

Fitting Goodman's RC Association Model
CommonVGAMffArguments

Common VGAM family function Arguments
iam

Index from Array to Matrix
cardioid

Cardioid Distribution Family Function
Benford

Benford's Distribution
mix2exp

Mixture of Two Exponential Distributions
Fnorm

The Folded-Normal Distribution
Zipois

Zero-Inflated Poisson Distribution
weibull

Weibull Distribution Family Function
posnegbinomial

Positive Negative Binomial Distribution Family Function
fsqrt

Folded Square Root Link Function
loglaplace

Log-Laplace and Logit-Laplace Distribution Family Functions
pospoisson

Positive Poisson Distribution Family Function
trplot.qrrvglm

Trajectory plot for QRR-VGLMs
predict.vglm

Predict Method for a VGLM fit
SurvS4

Create a Survival Object
mckaygamma2

McKay's Bivariate Gamma Distribution
dexpbinomial

Double Exponential Binomial Distribution Family Function
Polono

The Poisson Lognormal Distribution
Bort

The Borel-Tanner Distribution
ruge

Rutherford-Geiger Polonium Data
wffc.nc

2008 World Fly Fishing Championships (Number of captures) Data
Skellam

The Skellam Distribution
loglapUC

The Log-Laplace Distribution
hyperg

Hypergeometric Family Function
leukemia

Acute Myelogenous Leukemia Survival Data
laplace

Laplace Distribution
toxop

Toxoplasmosis Data
Kumar

The Kumaraswamy Distribution
invbinomial

Inverse Binomial Distribution Family Function
yulesimon

Yule-Simon Family Function
Posnegbin

Positive-Negative Binomial Distribution
mbinomial

The Matched Binomial Distribution Family Function
pneumo

Pneumoconiosis in Coalminers Data
propodds

Proportional Odds Model for Ordinal Regression
morgenstern

Morgenstern's Bivariate Distribution Family Function
margeff

Marginal effects for the multinomial logit and cumulative models
quasibinomialff

Quasi-Binomial Family Function
predict.qrrvglm

Predict Method for a CQO fit
Rice

The Rice Distribution
hunua

Hunua Ranges Data
usagrain

USA Grain Prices Data
seq2binomial

The Two-stage Sequential Binomial Distribution Family Function
uqo

Fitting Unconstrained Quadratic Ordination (UQO)
nzmarital

New Zealand Marital Data.
weightsvglm

Prior and Working Weights of a VGLM fit
wffc

2008 World Fly Fishing Championships Data
Slash

Slash Distribution
riceff

Rice Distribution Family Function
wffc.indiv

2008 World Fly Fishing Championships (Individual results) Data
SurvS4-class

Class "SurvS4"
olympic

2008 Summer Olympic Final Medal Count Data
zinegbinomial

Zero-Inflated Negative Binomial Distribution Family Function
Zapois

Zero-Altered Poisson Distribution
fnormal1

Folded Normal Distribution Family Function
poissonp

Poisson-points-on-a-plane/volume Distances Distribution
cauchy

Cauchy Distribution Family Function
prplot

Probability Plots for Categorical Data Analysis
wffc.points

Point System for the 2008 World Fly Fishing Championships
cenpoisson

Censored Poisson Family Function
zipebcom

Exchangeable bivariate cloglog odds-ratio model from a zero-inflated Poisson distribution
Zinegbin

Zero-Inflated Negative Binomial Distribution
hypersecant

Hyperbolic Secant Distribution Family Function
zero

The zero Argument in VGAM Family Functions
gumbelIbiv

Gumbel's Type I Bivariate Distribution Family Function
powl

Power Link Function
polf

Poisson-Ordinal Link Function
waitakere

Waitakere Ranges Data
wffc.teams

2008 World Fly Fishing Championships (Team results) Data
Yules

Yule-Simon Distribution