[R] [R-pkgs] after package reorganization: version 1.6 of package "distr" available; new packages "distrEx", "distrSim", "distrTEst", "RandVar"

[Peter Ruckdeschel]

After some reorganization, we would like to announce the availability
on CRAN of a new version (1.6) of our package "distr" as well as the
availabilty on CRAN of the new packages "distrEx", "distrSim",
"distrTEst", "RandVar".

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Changes from 1.5 to 1.6
-[former package "distr"] reorganization:
 we have split up our package distr into smaller units:
 * "distr" now only contains the (basic) classes and methods
           for distributions
 * "distrSim" requires "distr" and contains classes and methods
           for data / simulations formerly contained in "distr"
 * "distrTEst" requires "distr" and "distrSim" and contains
           classes and methods for evaluation of estimators
           at data / simulations formerly contained in "distr"
-[distrSim] under the hood: signature of method "simulate" adapted
            in order to prevent collision with corresponding method
            from the stats package
some more details to be found at
http://www.uni-bayreuth.de/departments/math/org/mathe7/DISTR
a more detailed manual is available at
http://www.uni-bayreuth.de/departments/math/org/mathe7/DISTR/distr.pdf

-additional packages by Matthias Kohl:
 * "distrEx" requires "distr" and contains some extensions to
           package "distr" (see later)
 * "RandVar" requires "distr" and "distrEx" and contains classes
           and methods for random variables (see later)
These two packages are described in some detail in Matthias' PhD Thesis
"Numerical Contributions to the Asymptotic Theory of Robustness", App. D
available on http://stamats.de/ThesisMKohl.pdf

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Short Descriptions
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Short Description of "distr":
"distr" is to provide a conceptual treatment of random variables
(r.v.'s) by means of S4--classes. A virtual mother class "Distribution"
is introduced.
All distributions of the "base" package are implemented as subclasses of
either "AbscontDistribution" or "DiscreteDistribution".

Using these classes, we also provide (default) methods to automatically
generate the image distributions under unary mathematical operations as
well as a general convolution algorithm.
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Short Description of "distrSim":
Classes and methods are provided for a standardized treatment of
simulations (also under contaminations) .
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Short Description of "distrTEst":
Classes and methods are provided for a standardized treatment of
the evaluation of statistical procedures (up to now only estimators)
at data/simulations
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Short Description of "distrEx":
This package provides some extensions to package "distr"
like:
* extreme value distribution classes,
*expectations
  +in the form E(X)  for the expectation of X where X is some
    distribution or
  +in the form E(X,f) for the expectation of f(X) where X is
     some distribution and f some function in X,
* truncated moments,
* distances between distributions
  (Hellinger, Kolmogorov, total variation, "convex contamination")
* lists of distributions,
* conditional distributions in factorized form 
* conditional expectations in factorized form
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Short Description of "RandVar":
This package introduces classes and methods for random
variables (understood as measurable mappings); in particular
groups Math and Arith as well as matrix multiplication  and
expectations are available so that quite general "regular" expressions
with random variables are possible.
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We look forward to receiving questions, comments and suggestions

Peter Ruckdeschel
Matthias Kohl
Thomas Stabla
Florian Camphausen
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DESCRIPTIONS
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Package: distr
Version: 1.6
Date: 2005-10-17
Title: distr
Authors: Peter Ruckdeschel <peter.ruckdeschel at uni-bayreuth.de>,
Matthias Kohl <matthias.kohl at uni-bayreuth.de>,
Thomas Stabla <statho3 at web.de>,
Florian Camphausen <fcampi at gmx.de>
Maintainer: Peter Ruckdeschel <peter.ruckdeschel at uni-bayreuth.de>
Description: S4 Classes for Distributions
Depends: R (>= 2.2.0), (versions for <=2.2.0, on URL cited below),
License: GPL version 2 or later
URL: http://www.uni-bayreuth.de/departments/math/org/mathe7/DISTR/
Reference:
http://www.uni-bayreuth.de/departments/math/org/mathe7/DISTR/distr.pdf
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Package: distrSim
Version: 1.6
Date: 2005-10-17
Title: Simulation classes based on package distr
Depends: R(>= 2.2.0), methods, graphics, setRNG, distr
Imports: stats
Authors: Peter Ruckdeschel <peter.ruckdeschel at uni-bayreuth.de>,
Matthias Kohl <matthias.kohl at uni-bayreuth.de>,
Thomas Stabla <statho3 at web.de>,
Florian Camphausen <fcampi at gmx.de>
Description: Simulation (S4-)classes based on package distr
Maintainer: Peter Ruckdeschel <Peter.Ruckdeschel at uni-bayreuth.de>
License: GPL (version 2 or later)
URL: http://www.uni-bayreuth.de/departments/math/org/mathe7/DISTR/
Reference:
http://www.uni-bayreuth.de/departments/math/org/mathe7/DISTR/distr.pdf
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Package: distrTEst
Version: 1.6
Date: 2005-10-17
Title: Estimation and Testing classes based on package distr
Depends: R(>= 2.2.0), methods, graphics, setRNG, distr, distrSim
Imports: stats
Authors: Peter Ruckdeschel <peter.ruckdeschel at uni-bayreuth.de>,
Matthias Kohl <matthias.kohl at uni-bayreuth.de>,
Thomas Stabla <statho3 at web.de>,
Florian Camphausen <fcampi at gmx.de>
Description: Evaluation (S4-)classes based on package distr for
evaluating
    procedures (estimators/tests) at data/simulation in a unified way.
Maintainer: Peter Ruckdeschel <Peter.Ruckdeschel at uni-bayreuth.de>
License: GPL (version 2 or later)
URL: http://www.uni-bayreuth.de/departments/math/org/mathe7/DISTR/
Reference:
http://www.uni-bayreuth.de/departments/math/org/mathe7/DISTR/distr.pdf
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Package: distrEx
Version: 0-4.1
Date: 2005-10-17
Title: Extensions of package distr
Description: Extensions of package distr and some additional functionality
Depends: R(>= 2.0.1), methods, distr, evd
Author: Matthias Kohl
Maintainer: Matthias Kohl <Matthias.Kohl at stamats.de>
License: GPL (version 2 or later)
URL: http://www.uni-bayreuth.de/departments/math/org/mathe7/DISTR/
Reference:  http://stamats.de/ThesisMKohl.pdf , App. D
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Package: RandVar
Version: 0.4-1
Date: 2005-10-17
Title: Implementation of random variables
Description: Implementation of random variables by means
    of S4 classes and methods
Depends: R (>= 2.0.1), methods, distr(>= 1.6), distrEx
Author: Matthias Kohl
Maintainer: Matthias Kohl <Matthias.Kohl at stamats.de>
License: GPL version 2 or later
URL: http://www.uni-bayreuth.de/departments/math/org/mathe7/DISTR/
Reference:  http://stamats.de/ThesisMKohl.pdf , App. D

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