[R] stats:: spline's method could not be monoH.FC

[Abby Spurdle]

I agree, the documentation gives the impression that stats::spline
would allow "monoH.FC".

My guess is that stats::spline doesn't allow it because the function
is designed to return a list with x and y components. This doesn't
suit monotonic cubic Hermite splines because the function would also
need to return the slopes. Furthermore, additional functions may (or
may not) be required depending on what you want to do with x, y and
slope vectors.

Note that my package kubik, provides a range of functions for working
with cubic Hermite splines.






On Fri, May 1, 2020 at 4:39 AM Samuel Granjeaud IR/Inserm
<samuel.granjeaud using inserm.fr> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have just noticed that the argument method of the spline function of
> the stats package does not allow to specify monoH.FC although the
> documentation tells it should be possible.
>
> I know how to program a workaround. This post intends to alert the
> maintainers.
>
> Stay safe,
> Samuel
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