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Non-Smooth Regularization for Structural Equation Models

v1.5.7 · Oct 18, 2025 · GPL (>= 2)

Description

Provides regularized structural equation modeling (regularized SEM) with non-smooth penalty functions (e.g., lasso) building on 'lavaan'. The package is heavily inspired by the ['regsem'](<https://github.com/Rjacobucci/regsem>) and ['lslx'](<https://github.com/psyphh/lslx>) packages.

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  installed size is 48.6Mb
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    help   1.1Mb
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  installed size is  6.9Mb
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    help   1.2Mb
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NOTE 11 OK · 3 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 0 ERROR · 0 FAILURE Mar 9, 2026
NOTE r-oldrel-macos-arm64

installed package size

  installed size is 48.6Mb
  sub-directories of 1Mb or more:
    help   1.1Mb
    libs  45.6Mb
NOTE r-oldrel-macos-x86_64

installed package size

  installed size is 47.2Mb
  sub-directories of 1Mb or more:
    help   1.1Mb
    libs  44.3Mb
NOTE r-oldrel-windows-x86_64

installed package size

  installed size is  6.9Mb
  sub-directories of 1Mb or more:
    help   1.2Mb
    libs   4.0Mb

Dependency Network

Dependencies Reverse dependencies lavaan Rcpp RcppArmadillo RcppParallel ggplot2 ggrepel tidyr stringr numDeriv rlang mvtnorm lessSEM

Version History

new 1.5.7 Mar 9, 2026