bfw

0.4.2

Bayesian Framework for Computational Modeling

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Overview

About

Maintained by Øystein Olav SkaarFirst published 2018-06-157 releasesCRAN page ↗GitHub ↗

Derived from the work of Kruschke (2015, <ISBN:9780124058880>), the present package aims to provide a framework for conducting Bayesian analysis using Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) sampling utilizing the Just Another Gibbs Sampler ('JAGS', Plummer, 2003, https://mcmc-jags.sourceforge.io). The initial version includes several modules for conducting Bayesian equivalents of chi-squared tests, analysis of variance (ANOVA), multiple (hierarchical) regression, softmax regression, and for fitting data (e.g., structural equation modeling).

Install

R (CRAN)pak (dev)Ubuntu (r2u)openSUSE (OBS)

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

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

if (!requireNamespace("pak", quietly = TRUE))
  install.packages("pak", repos = "https://cloud.r-project.org/")
pak::pak("oeysan/bfw")

Development version from oeysan/bfw. Installs pak first if it is not already available.

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-bfw

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

# 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-bfw

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

Health

CRAN checks

13OK

Slowest check: 1.9 min · r-oldrel-windows-x86_64

Check history

OK2026-06-09
13 OK · 0 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 0 ERROR · 0 FAILURE
ERROR2026-06-08
12 OK · 0 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 1 ERROR · 0 FAILURE
OK2026-03-10
14 OK · 0 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 0 ERROR · 0 FAILURE

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Repository

GitHub ↗ oeysan/bfw

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22 commits · Last activity 2022-02-22

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Dependencies

Declared dependencies

17 external dependencies (excludes base and recommended)

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R >= 3.5.0

Imports (19)

circlize coda data.table dplyr ggplot2graphicsgrDevicesgridmagrittrMASSofficerparallelplyr png runjags (>= 2.0.4-2)rvg scalesstatsutils

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Package Timeline

7 releases. R releases are shown for context.

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R 4.6.0 released · 2026-04-24
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R 4.5.0 released · 2025-04-11
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R 4.4.0 released · 2024-04-24
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R 4.3.0 released · 2023-04-21
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R 4.2.0 released · 2022-04-22
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R 4.1.0 released · 2021-05-18
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R 4.0.0 released · 2020-04-24
0.4.1
2019-11-25 · diff ↗
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R 3.6.0 released · 2019-04-26
0.4.0
2019-02-04 · diff ↗
0.3.0
2018-11-04 · diff ↗
0.2.0
2018-09-11 · diff ↗
0.1.0
2018-06-20 · diff ↗
0.0.1
2018-06-15
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R 3.5.0 released · 2018-04-23

Package metadata

First published: 2018-06-15
Total releases: 7 / 8 yrs
License: MIT + file LICENSE OSI
Download size: 556 KB
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