[R-pkgs] New Package: multinomRob

[Jasjeet Singh Sekhon]

We would like to announce the availability on CRAN of a new package
multinomRob.  It does robust estimation of overdispersed multinomial
regression models. The package is also able to estimate overdispersed
grouped multinomial logistic and multivariate-t logistic models.  The
code is relatively general; for example, it allows for equality
constraints across parameters and it can handle datasets in which the
number of categories varies by observation.

DESCRIPTION:

Package: multinomRob
Version: 1.0
Date: 2004/02/18
Title: Robust Estimation of Overdispersed Multinomial Regression Models
Author: Walter R. Mebane, Jr. <wrm1 at cornell.edu>, Jasjeet Singh Sekhon <jasjeet_sekhon at harvard.edu>
Maintainer: Jasjeet Singh Sekhon <jasjeet_sekhon at harvard.edu>
Description: overdispersed multinomial regression using robust (LQD and tanh) estimation
Depends: R (>= 1.7.0), rgenoud (>= 1.22), MASS (>= 7.1-8), mvtnorm (>= 0.6-3)
License: GPL version 2 or later
URL: http://jsekhon.fas.harvard.edu/robust/


We look forward to receiving questions, comments and suggestions.

Cheers,
Jas.

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Jasjeet S. Sekhon
Associate Professor
Harvard University
Center for Basic Research in the 
  Social Sciences
jsekhon at fas.harvard.edu
http://jsekhon.fas.harvard.edu/
Office: 617.496.2426 Fax: 617.496.5149