Computes the sequential version of the parametric Rao's index of quadratic entropy (Q), a measure used in environmental and ecological studies to assess biodiversity by considering the evolutionary distance between species. The function performs calculations in a sequential manner over a moving window across the input data.
paRaoS(
x,
alpha,
window,
dist_m,
na.tolerance,
diag,
debugging,
isfloat,
mfactor,
progBar
)A list of matrices corresponding to the computed Rao's index values. Each matrix in the list
represents the calculations performed over the moving window, with dimensions equal to dim(x).
Matrix or data frame; the input data over which the index calculation is performed.
Numeric; specifies the alpha value for the order of diversity in Hill's Index.
Numeric; half of the side length of the square moving window used in the calculation.
Character; specifies the type of distance metric used in calculations.
Numeric; the threshold proportion of NA values allowed in the moving window. If exceeded, the calculation for that window is skipped. Values range from 0.0 (no tolerance) to 1.0.
Logical; indicates whether the diagonal of the distance matrix should be included in the computation. Typically set to FALSE.
Logical; set to FALSE by default. If TRUE, additional console messages will be displayed for debugging purposes.
Logical; indicates whether the input data values are floating-point numbers.
Integer; indicates the decimal position to round.
logical. If TRUE a progress bar is shown.
Duccio Rocchini duccio.rocchini@unibo.it, Matteo Marcantonio marcantoniomatteo@gmail.com
paRao for the related non-sequential function.