MVNGmod: Matrix-Variate Non-Gaussian Linear Regression Models

Fits matrix-variate variance-gamma (MVVG) and matrix-variate normal-inverse-Gaussian (MVNIG) linear regression models using expectation-conditional maximization (ECM) algorithms. The models accommodate clustered matrix-valued responses, with unequal numbers of observations across subjects, correlated responses, skewness, and within-subject dependence. Functions are provided for model fitting, prediction, and subject-level influence assessment using approximate generalized Cook's distances. The package also includes motivating periodontal data from Gullah-speaking African Americans with Type-II diabetes. For details on the underlying matrix-variate distributions (MVVG and MVNIG), see Gallaugher and McNicholas (2019, <doi:10.1016/j.spl.2018.08.012>).

Version: 0.1.2
Depends: R (≥ 3.5.0)
Imports: Bessel, clusterGeneration, DistributionUtils, matlib, maxLik, truncnorm, pracma, matrixcalc, purrr
Suggests: knitr, rmarkdown
Published: 2026-07-16
DOI: 10.32614/CRAN.package.MVNGmod
Author: Samuel Soon [aut, cre], Dipankar Bandyopadhyay [aut], Qingyang Liu [aut]
Maintainer: Samuel Soon <samksoon2 at gmail.com>
BugReports: https://github.com/soonsk-vcu/MVNGmod/issues
License: MIT + file LICENSE
URL: https://github.com/soonsk-vcu/MVNGmod
NeedsCompilation: no
Materials: README
CRAN checks: MVNGmod results

Documentation:

Reference manual: MVNGmod.html , MVNGmod.pdf
Vignettes: Modeling Matrix-Variate Non-Gaussian Distributions (source, R code)

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Package source: MVNGmod_0.1.2.tar.gz
Windows binaries: r-devel: MVNGmod_0.1.2.zip, r-release: MVNGmod_0.1.1.zip, r-oldrel: MVNGmod_0.1.1.zip
macOS binaries: r-release (arm64): MVNGmod_0.1.2.tgz, r-oldrel (arm64): MVNGmod_0.1.2.tgz, r-release (x86_64): MVNGmod_0.1.2.tgz, r-oldrel (x86_64): MVNGmod_0.1.2.tgz
Old sources: MVNGmod archive

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