dispersionIndicators: Indicators for the Analysis of Dispersion of Datasets with Batched and Ordered Samples

Provides methods for analyzing the dispersion of tabular datasets with batched and ordered samples. Based on convex hull or integrated covariance Mahalanobis, several indicators are implemented for inter and intra batch dispersion analysis. It is designed to facilitate robust statistical assessment of data variability, supporting applications in exploratory data analysis and quality control, for such datasets as the one found in metabololomics studies. For more details see Salanon (2024) <doi:10.1016/j.chemolab.2024.105148> and Salanon (2025) <doi:10.1101/2025.08.01.668073>.

Version:	0.1.1
Depends:	R (≥ 4.1)
Imports:	corpcor, ggplot2 (≥ 3.5.2), stats, utils
Suggests:	cli, pdftools, testthat (≥ 3.0.0)
Published:	2025-10-16
DOI:	10.32614/CRAN.package.dispersionIndicators
Author:	Brice Mulot [aut], Elfried Salanon [ctb], Etienne Jules [aut, cre], INRAE (Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement) [cph]
Maintainer:	Etienne Jules <etienne.jules at inrae.fr>
License:	MIT + file LICENSE
NeedsCompilation:	no
Materials:	README, NEWS
CRAN checks:	dispersionIndicators results [issues need fixing before 2025-10-30]

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Reference manual:

dispersionIndicators.html , dispersionIndicators.pdf

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Package source:	dispersionIndicators_0.1.1.tar.gz
Windows binaries:	r-devel: dispersionIndicators_0.1.1.zip, r-release: dispersionIndicators_0.1.1.zip, r-oldrel: dispersionIndicators_0.1.1.zip
macOS binaries:	r-release (arm64): not available, r-oldrel (arm64): not available, r-release (x86_64): not available, r-oldrel (x86_64): not available

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