CooccurrenceAffinity

MaRDI QIDQ158898CRANFDO

Authors Kumar P. Mainali, Eric Slud

Last update 12 February 2026

Copyright license MIT license, File License

Software version identifier 1.0, 1.0.2, PACKAGES.rds, 2.0.0

Description

Computes a novel metric of affinity between two entities based on their co-occurrence (using binary presence/absence data). The metric and its maximum likelihood estimator (alpha hat) were advanced in Mainali, Slud, et al, 2021 <doi:10.1126/sciadv.abj9204>. Four types of confidence intervals and median interval were developed in Mainali and Slud, 2022 <doi:10.1101/2022.11.01.514801>. The 'finches' dataset is bundled with the package.

Cites work

• A better index for analysis of co-occurrence and similarity
• CooccurrenceAffinity: An R package for computing a novel metric of affinity in co-occurrence data that corrects for pervasive errors in traditional indices

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