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* Changes and Developments in the mstR Package *
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- Changes in mstR 1.2 (2018-03-30) -
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MAJOR UPDATES
o The nextItem() function returns an additional output
argument, called $best.module, which is TRUE if the
optimal module is returned or FALSE if another
module was chosen (by the 'randomesque' argument).
o The randomMST() and print.mst() function were updated
to display this new outout value.
o The randomMST() help file was updated to remove some
problematic code when generating an output figure.
MINOR UPDATES
o Some typos were fixed.
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- Changes in mstR 1.1 (2018-03-23) -
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MAJOR UPDATES
o The specification of the matrix of cut-off scores was
modified to simplify the definition of the selection
thresholds. This modification also solved a problem of
module selection that appeared in some specific MST
designs and extreme response scores. Many thanks to
Yuan-Ling (Linda) Liaw (CEMO, Oslo, Norway;
y.l.liaw@cemo.uio.no) for noticig this issue.
o The plot.mst() function allows now to represent the MST
structure as a graph just by providing the transition
matrix (and not the output of randomMST() function).
o The 'randomesque' option was added to the nextModule()
function. 'randomesque' takes a probability value
between zero and one; the optimal module is chosen with
probability 'randomesque' and other elligible modules in
the stage are chosen with probability (1-'randomesque')
divided by the nimber of other (non-optimal) modules.
This is to control module overexposure in a similar
fashion to the CAT context.
o The 'score.range' argument was added to the 'test' list
of randomMST() function. It determines on the basis of
which module(s) must the provisional test score be
computed, either on all previously administered modules
("all") or on the last module only ("last").
o Functions testListMST() and randomMST() were updated
accordingly.
MINOR UPDATES
o Main author's affiliation and email address was
updated.
o Some typos were fixed.