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Machine Learning Benchmark Problems

v2.1-7 · Feb 18, 2026 · GPL-2

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A collection of artificial and real-world machine learning benchmark problems, including, e.g., several data sets from the UCI repository.

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r-devel-linux-x86_64-debian-clang OK
r-devel-linux-x86_64-debian-gcc OK
r-devel-linux-x86_64-fedora-clang OK
r-devel-linux-x86_64-fedora-gcc OK
r-devel-macos-arm64 WARNING
r-devel-windows-x86_64 OK
r-oldrel-macos-arm64 OK
r-oldrel-macos-x86_64 OK
r-oldrel-windows-x86_64 OK
r-patched-linux-x86_64 OK
r-release-linux-x86_64 WARNING
r-release-macos-arm64 OK
r-release-macos-x86_64 OK
r-release-windows-x86_64 OK
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OK r-devel-linux-x86_64-debian-clang

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OK r-devel-linux-x86_64-debian-gcc

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OK r-devel-linux-x86_64-fedora-clang

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OK r-devel-linux-x86_64-fedora-gcc

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WARNING r-devel-macos-arm64

Rd files

BostonHousing.Rd:11: processing build-stage \Sexpr code failed:
Error in gzfile(file, "rb"): cannot open the connection

BreastCancer.Rd:43: processing build-stage \Sexpr code failed:
Error in gzfile(file, "rb"): cannot open the connection

DNA.Rd:61: processing build-stage \Sexpr code failed:
Error in gzfile(file, "rb"): cannot open the connection

Glass.Rd:40: processing build-stage \Sexpr code failed:
Error in gzfile(file, "rb"): cannot open the connection

HouseVotes84.Rd:49: processing build-stage \Sexpr code failed:
Error in gzfile(file, "rb"): cannot open the connection

Ionosphere.Rd:32: processing build-stage \Sexpr code failed:
Error in gzfile(file, "rb"): cannot open the connection

LetterRecognition.Rd:49: processing build-stage \Sexpr code failed:
Error in gzfile(file, "rb"): cannot open the connection

Ozone.Rd:34: processing build-stage \Sexpr code failed:
Error in gzfile(file, "rb"): cannot open the connection

PimaIndiansDiabetes.Rd:32: processing build-stage \Sexpr code failed:
Error in gzfile(file, "rb"): cannot open the connection

Satellite.Rd:97: processing build-stage \Sexpr code failed:
Error in gzfile(file, "rb"): cannot open the connection

Servo.Rd:34: processing build-stage \Sexpr code failed:
Error in gzfile(file, "rb"): cannot open the connection

Shuttle.Rd:27: processing build-stage \Sexpr code failed:
Error in gzfile(file, "rb"): cannot open the connection

Sonar.Rd:10: processing build-stage \Sexpr code failed:
Error in gzfile(file, "rb"): cannot open the connection

Soybean.Rd:68: processing build-stage \Sexpr code failed:
Error in gzfile(file, "rb"): cannot open the connection

Vehicle.Rd:60: processing build-stage \Sexpr code failed:
Error in gzfile(file, "rb"): cannot open the connection

Vowel.Rd:26: processing build-stage \Sexpr code failed:
Error in gzfile(file, "rb"): cannot open the connection

Zoo.Rd:24: processing build-stage \Sexpr code failed:
Error in gzfile(file, "rb"): cannot open the connection

mlbench.friedman1.Rd:13: processing build-stage \Sexpr code failed:
Error in gzfile(file, "rb"): cannot open the connection

mlbench.friedman2.Rd:16: processing build-stage \Sexpr code failed:
Error in gzfile(file, "rb"): cannot open the connection

mlbench.friedman3.Rd:16: processing build-stage \Sexpr code failed:
Error in gzfile(file, "rb"): cannot open the connection

mlbench.threenorm.Rd:25: processing build-stage \Sexpr code failed:
Error in gzfile(file, "rb"): cannot open the connection

mlbench.waveform.Rd:26: processing build-stage \Sexpr code failed:
Error in gzfile(file, "rb"): cannot open the connection

problems found in ‘BostonHousing.Rd’, ‘BreastCancer.Rd’, ‘DNA.Rd’, ‘Glass.Rd’, ‘HouseVotes84.Rd’, ‘Ionosphere.Rd’, ‘LetterRecognition.Rd’, ‘Ozone.Rd’, ‘PimaIndiansDiabetes.Rd’, ‘Satellite.Rd’, ‘Servo.Rd’, ‘Shuttle.Rd’, ‘Sonar.Rd’, ‘Soybean.Rd’, ‘Vehicle.Rd’, ‘Vowel.Rd’, ‘Zoo.Rd’, ‘mlbench.friedman1.Rd’, ‘mlbench.friedman2.Rd’, ‘mlbench.friedman3.Rd’, ‘mlbench.threenorm.Rd’, ‘mlbench.waveform.Rd’
OK r-devel-windows-x86_64

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OK r-oldrel-macos-arm64

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OK r-oldrel-macos-x86_64

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OK r-oldrel-windows-x86_64

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OK r-patched-linux-x86_64

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WARNING r-release-linux-x86_64

Rd files

prepare_Rd: ./man/BostonHousing.Rd:11: unknown macro '\bibcitet'
prepare_Rd: ./man/BostonHousing.Rd:44: unknown macro '\bibcitep'
prepare_Rd: ./man/BostonHousing.Rd:53: unknown macro '\bibinfo'
prepare_Rd: ./man/BostonHousing.Rd:55: unknown macro '\bibinfo'
checkRd: (-1) BostonHousing.Rd:11: Lost braces
    11 |   data by \bibcitet{Harrison+Rubinfeld:1978}, the dataf rame
       |                    ^
checkRd: (-1) BostonHousing.Rd:44: Lost braces
    44 |   Learning Databases \bibcitep{Blake+Merz:1998} and no longer seem to be
       |                               ^
checkRd: (-1) BostonHousing.Rd:53: Lost braces
    53 |   \bibinfo{Gilley+Pace:1996}{note}{[Provided corrections and examined
       |           ^
checkRd: (-1) BostonHousing.Rd:53: Lost braces
    53 |   \bibinfo{Gilley+Pace:1996}{note}{[Provided corrections and examined
       |                             ^
checkRd: (-1) BostonHousing.Rd:53-54: Lost braces
    53 |   \bibinfo{Gilley+Pace:1996}{note}{[Provided corrections and examined
       |                                   ^
checkRd: (-1) BostonHousing.Rd:55: Lost braces
    55 |   \bibinfo{Pace+Gilley:1997}{note}{[Added georeferencing and spatial
       |           ^
checkRd: (-1) BostonHousing.Rd:55: Lost braces
    55 |   \bibinfo{Pace+Gilley:1997}{note}{[Added georeferencing and spatial
       |                             ^
checkRd: (-1) BostonHousing.Rd:55-56: Lost braces
    55 |   \bibinfo{Pace+Gilley:1997}{note}{[Added georeferencing and spatial
       |                                   ^
prepare_Rd: ./man/BreastCancer.Rd:43: unknown macro '\bibcitep'
checkRd: (-1) BreastCancer.Rd:43: Lost braces
    43 |     Databases \bibcitep{Blake+Merz:1998} and were converted to R format by
       |                        ^
prepare_Rd: ./man/Glass.Rd:40: unknown macro '\bibcitep'
checkRd: (-1) Glass.Rd:40: Lost braces
    40 |     Learning Databases \bibcitep{Blake+Merz:1998} and were converted to
       |                                 ^
prepare_Rd: ./man/HouseVotes84.Rd:49: unknown macro '\bibcitep'
checkRd: (-1) HouseVotes84.Rd:49: Lost braces
    49 |     Learning Databases \bibcitep{Blake+Merz:1998} and were converted to
       |                                 ^
prepare_Rd: ./man/Ionosphere.Rd:32: unknown macro '\bibcitep'
checkRd: (-1) Ionosphere.Rd:32: Lost braces
    32 |     Learning Databases \bibcitep{Blake+Merz:1998} and were converted to
       |                                 ^
prepare_Rd: ./man/LetterRecognition.Rd:49: unknown macro '\bibcitep'
checkRd: (-1) LetterRecognition.Rd:49: Lost braces
    49 |     Learning Databases \bibcitep{Blake+Merz:1998} and were converted to
       |                                 ^
prepare_Rd: ./man/PimaIndiansDiabetes.Rd:32: unknown macro '\bibcitet'
prepare_Rd: ./man/PimaIndiansDiabetes.Rd:43: unknown macro '\bibcitep'
checkRd: (-1) PimaIndiansDiabetes.Rd:32: Lost braces
    32 |   \bibcitet{Wahba+Gu+Wang:1995} and \bibcitet{Ripley:1996}. 
       |            ^
checkRd: (-1) PimaIndiansDiabetes.Rd:32: Lost braces
    32 |   \bibcitet{Wahba+Gu+Wang:1995} and \bibcitet{Ripley:1996}. 
       |                                              ^
checkRd: (-1) PimaIndiansDiabetes.Rd:43: Lost braces
    43 |   Databases \bibcitep{Blake+Merz:1998} and were converted to R format by
       |                      ^
prepare_Rd: ./man/Satellite.Rd:97: unknown macro '\bibcitep'
checkRd: (-1) Satellite.Rd:97: Lost braces
    97 |   Databases \bibcitep{Blake+Merz:1998} and were converted to R format by
       |                      ^
prepare_Rd: ./man/Servo.Rd:34: unknown macro '\bibcitep'
checkRd: (-1) Servo.Rd:34: Lost braces
    34 |   Databases \bibcitep{Blake+Merz:1998} and were converted to R format by
       |                      ^
prepare_Rd: ./man/Shuttle.Rd:27: unknown macro '\bibcitep'
checkRd: (-1) Shuttle.Rd:27: Lost braces
    27 |   Databases \bibcitep{Blake+Merz:1998} and were converted to R format by
       |                      ^
prepare_Rd: ./man/Sonar.Rd:10: unknown macro '\bibcitet'
prepare_Rd: ./man/Sonar.Rd:38: unknown macro '\bibcitep'
checkRd: (-1) Sonar.Rd:10: Lost braces
    10 |     \bibcitet{Gorman+Sejnowski:1988} in their 
       |              ^
checkRd: (-1) Sonar.Rd:38: Lost braces
    38 |   Databases \bibcitep{Blake+Merz:1998} and were converted to R format by
       |                      ^
prepare_Rd: ./man/Soybean.Rd:68: unknown macro '\bibcitet'
prepare_Rd: ./man/Soybean.Rd:73: unknown macro '\bibcitep'
checkRd: (-1) Soybean.Rd:68: Lost braces
    68 |     \item Source: \bibcitet{Michalski+Chilausky:1980}
       |                            ^
checkRd: (-1) Soybean.Rd:73: Lost braces
    73 |   Databases \bibcitep{Blake+Merz:1998} and were converted to R format by
       |                      ^
prepare_Rd: ./man/Vehicle.Rd:60: unknown macro '\bibcitep'
checkRd: (-1) Vehicle.Rd:60: Lost braces
    60 |   Databases \bibcitep{Blake+Merz:1998} and were converted to R format by
       |                      ^
prepare_Rd: ./man/Vowel.Rd:26: unknown macro '\bibcitep'
checkRd: (-1) Vowel.Rd:26: Lost braces
    26 |   Databases \bibcitep{Blake+Merz:1998} and were converted to R format by
       |                      ^
prepare_Rd: ./man/Zoo.Rd:24: unknown macro '\bibcitep'
checkRd: (-1) Zoo.Rd:24: Lost braces
    24 |   Repository of Machine Learning Databases \bibcitep{Blake+Merz:1998}
       |                                                     ^
prepare_Rd: ./man/mlbench.friedman1.Rd:13: unknown macro '\bibcitet'
checkRd: (-1) mlbench.friedman1.Rd:13: Lost braces
    13 | \bibcitet{Friedman:1991} and \bibcitet{Breiman:1996}.
       |          ^
checkRd: (-1) mlbench.friedman1.Rd:13: Lost braces
    13 | \bibcitet{Friedman:1991} and \bibcitet{Breiman:1996}.
       |                                       ^
prepare_Rd: ./man/mlbench.friedman2.Rd:16: unknown macro '\bibcitet'
checkRd: (-1) mlbench.friedman2.Rd:16: Lost braces
    16 |   \bibcitet{Friedman:1991} and \bibcitet{Breiman:1996}.
       |            ^
checkRd: (-1) mlbench.friedman2.Rd:16: Lost braces
    16 |   \bibcitet{Friedman:1991} and \bibcitet{Breiman:1996}.
       |                                         ^
prepare_Rd: ./man/mlbench.friedman3.Rd:16: unknown macro '\bibcitet'
checkRd: (-1) mlbench.friedman3.Rd:16: Lost braces
    16 |   \bibcitet{Friedman:1991} and \bibcitet{Breiman:1996}.
       |            ^
checkRd: (-1) mlbench.friedman3.Rd:16: Lost braces
    16 |   \bibcitet{Friedman:1991} and \bibcitet{Breiman:1996}.
       |                                         ^
prepare_Rd: ./man/mlbench.waveform.Rd:26: unknown macro '\bibcitep'
checkRd: (-1) mlbench.waveform.Rd:26: Lost braces
    26 |   Repository of Machine Learning Databases \bibcitep{Blake+Merz:1998}.
       |                                                     ^
OK r-release-macos-arm64

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OK r-release-macos-x86_64

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OK r-release-windows-x86_64

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Check History

WARNING 12 OK · 0 NOTE · 2 WARNING · 0 ERROR · 0 FAILURE Mar 9, 2026
WARNING r-devel-macos-arm64

Rd files

BostonHousing.Rd:11: processing build-stage \Sexpr code failed:
Error in gzfile(file, "rb"): cannot open the connection

BreastCancer.Rd:43: processing build-stage \Sexpr code failed:
Error in gzfile(file, "rb"): cannot open the connection

DNA.Rd:61: processing build-stage \Sexpr code failed:
Error in gzfile(file, "rb"): cannot open the connection

Glass.Rd:40: processing build-stage \Sexpr code failed:
Error in gzfile(file, "rb"): cannot open the connection

HouseVotes84.Rd:49: processing buil
WARNING r-release-linux-x86_64

Rd files

prepare_Rd: ./man/BostonHousing.Rd:11: unknown macro '\bibcitet'
prepare_Rd: ./man/BostonHousing.Rd:44: unknown macro '\bibcitep'
prepare_Rd: ./man/BostonHousing.Rd:53: unknown macro '\bibinfo'
prepare_Rd: ./man/BostonHousing.Rd:55: unknown macro '\bibinfo'
checkRd: (-1) BostonHousing.Rd:11: Lost braces
    11 |   data by \bibcitet{Harrison+Rubinfeld:1978}, the dataf rame
       |                    ^
checkRd: (-1) BostonHousing.Rd:44: Lost braces
    44 |   Learning Databases \bibcitep{Blake+Me

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Dependency Network

Dependencies Reverse dependencies GAMens conformalClassification CIpostSelect OddsPlotty TSDT clusterWebApp forestRK mlr3 stream ATR BKP BoomSpikeSlab BoostMLR Boruta ConfusionTableR +92 more reverse deps mlbench

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new 2.1-7 Mar 9, 2026