R Observatory: Metrics for VBsparsePCA version 0.1.0

Balamuta, James Joseph

VBsparsePCA

0.1.0

The Variational Bayesian Method for Sparse PCA

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Overview

About

Maintained by Bo (Yu-Chien) NingFirst published 2021-02-121 releasesCRAN page ↗

Contains functions for a variational Bayesian method for sparse PCA proposed by Ning (2020) arXiv:2102.00305. There are two algorithms: the PX-CAVI algorithm (if assuming the loadings matrix is jointly row-sparse) and the batch PX-CAVI algorithm (if without this assumption). The outputs of the main function, VBsparsePCA(), include the mean and covariance of the loadings matrix, the score functions, the variable selection results, and the estimated variance of the random noise.

Install

R (CRAN)Ubuntu (r2u)Fedora (COPR)openSUSE (OBS)

install.packages("VBsparsePCA", repos = "https://cloud.r-project.org/")

Installs the current CRAN release. Prebuilt binaries on Windows and macOS.

Release

# enable cranapt (r2u) if it is not already set up, then install
grep -rqs r2u.stat.illinois.edu /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ \
  || curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/eddelbuettel/r2u/master/inst/scripts/add_cranapt_noble.sh | sudo bash
sudo apt install -y r-cran-vbsparsepca

Fast Ubuntu binaries via r2u (no compilation). The cranapt setup runs once and is skipped when it is already enabled.

bspm (used by r2u) also needs make: sudo apt install make

# enable the iucar/cran COPR if it is not already present, then install
ls /etc/yum.repos.d/*iucar*cran*.repo >/dev/null 2>&1 \
  || sudo dnf copr enable -y iucar/cran
sudo dnf install -y R-CRAN-VBsparsePCA

RPMs from the iucar/cran COPR, rebuilt from CRAN.

For install.packages() integration in R, also: sudo dnf install R-CoprManager

# add the autoCRAN OBS repo (Tumbleweed) if it is missing, then install
zypper -q lr | grep -qi autoCRAN \
  || sudo zypper addrepo https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/languages:/R:/autoCRAN/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/devel:languages:R:autoCRAN.repo
sudo zypper install -y R-VBsparsePCA

RPMs auto-built from CRAN on openSUSE OBS (Tumbleweed).

Health

CRAN checks

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Failing flavors

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Slowest check: 1.1 min · r-oldrel-windows-x86_64

Code health

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Tests · ratio 0.00

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Coverage

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Check history

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Documentation

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Examples that run: 100%
Documented parameters: not tracked
Return-value docs: not tracked
References docs: 25%

Downloads

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Dependencies

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1 external dependency (excludes base and recommended)

Depends (1)

R >= 3.6.0

Imports (4)

MASSpracmastatsutils

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Bo (Yu-Chien) Ning

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Package Timeline

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R 4.6.0 released · 2026-04-24
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2026-03-10 · current release
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R 4.5.0 released · 2025-04-11

Package metadata

First published: 2021-02-12
Total releases: 1 / 5 yrs
License: GPL-3 OSI
Minimum R: ≥ 3.6.0
Download size: 8.2 KB
Installed size: not tracked yet
With dependencies: not tracked yet

Cite

Cite this package

Start here. This is the citation for the package itself.

citation("VBsparsePCA")

CRAN DOI

https://doi.org/10.32614/CRAN.package.VBsparsePCA

This is the citation for the package. It is not a citation for the R Observatory.

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Use this when the claim is about a measurement on this page.

BibTeX

@misc{robservatoryVBsparsePCA,
  author    = {Balamuta, James Joseph},
  title     = {{R} {Observatory}: Metrics for {VBsparsePCA} version 0.1.0},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {HJJB, LLC},
  url       = {https://r-observatory.thecoatlessprofessor.com/packages/VBsparsePCA},
  note      = {Data set. Data release v2026-08-05}
}

APA

Balamuta, J. J. (2026). R Observatory: Metrics for VBsparsePCA version 0.1.0 [Data set]. HJJB, LLC. Data release v2026-08-05. https://r-observatory.thecoatlessprofessor.com/packages/VBsparsePCA

RIS

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AU  - Balamuta, James Joseph
TI  - R Observatory: Metrics for VBsparsePCA version 0.1.0
PY  - 2026
PB  - HJJB, LLC
N1  - Data release v2026-08-05
UR  - https://r-observatory.thecoatlessprofessor.com/packages/VBsparsePCA
ER  -

In prose

These package metrics were obtained from the R Observatory (Balamuta, 2026), data release v2026-08-05, https://r-observatory.thecoatlessprofessor.com/packages/VBsparsePCA.

Bound to data release v2026-08-05, which is what makes the numbers on this page reproducible. See how to cite.

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