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A look back on the group stage of the UEFA Euro 2024 to check whether our ensemble machine learning forecasts based were any good... Read more ›
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Detailed probabilistic forecast for the match Netherlands vs. Austria at UEFA Euro 2024 in Group D, accompanying a conference presentation at Imagine 2024. Read more ›
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Probabilistic forecasts for the UEFA Euro 2024 are obtained by using a hybrid model that combines data from four advanced statistical models. The favorite is France, followed by England and host Germany. Read more ›
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New arXiv working paper showing how generalized linear mixed effects model (GLMM) trees, along with their R implementation in the glmertree package, can be used to identify subgroups with differently shaped trajectories in linear growth curve models. Read more ›
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Winning probabilities for all teams in the FIFA Women's World Cup are obtained using a consensus model based on quoted bookmakers' odds. The favorite is defending World Champion United States, followed by European Champion England, and Spain. Read more ›
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New arXiv working paper introducing conditional method agreement trees (COAT) which can capture the dependency of a Bland-Altman analysis on covariates. It is ccompanied by an R implementation in the CRAN package coat. Read more ›
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New arXiv working paper on the relaunch of the CRAN Task View Initiative providing better infrastructure and workflows for proposing and maintaining CRAN Task Views and fostering interactions with the R community. Read more ›
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The color vision deficiency emulation provided by R package colorspace was inaccurate for some highly-saturated colors due to a bug that was fixed in version 2.1-0. The (typically small) differences are illustrated for a range of palettes. Read more ›
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New arXiv working paper on the new color palette functions palette.colors() and hcl.colors() in base R since version 4.0.0. Read more ›
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Detailed measurements of lightning as well as reanalyses of atmospheric conditions enable the reconstruction of lightning probabilities over large spatial and temporal domains. Using flexible additive regression models it is shown that lightning activity in the high European Alps has doubled from the 1980s to the 2010s. Read more ›