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parallel_stan()has been removed as therstansampling function can run in parallel now. To use multiple cores now, follow therstanapproach of:rstan_options(auto_write = TRUE)options(mc.cores = 4)if you wanted 4 cores, for example, -
varian()now only requires a single seed to be set, as this is now controlled byrstanrather than the removedparallel_stan()function.
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varian()can now include quadratic effects of latent means and intraindividual variabilities using the new arguments,UQ = TRUEandIIVQ = TRUE. -
summary.vm()method now added for a convenient summary. -
shinystanpackage added as a suggested package. This implements interactive and high quality model diagnostics. This will likely replace thevm_diagnostics()function in the near future.
vm_predict()renamed tovarian()reflecting a unification of separate functions into a more general purpose, variability analysis function.
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varian()now allows different modeldesigns including "V" to estimate intra-individual variability alone (without using it as a predictor) and "V -> M -> Y" to estimate a simple mediation model. -
Many back end changes including more pre-modeling data checks and better estimates for start values.
vm_predict()calculates the intraindividual variability and uses this to predict an outcome