To cite magentabook in publications use:

Coverdale C (2026). magentabook: HM Treasury Magenta Book Policy Evaluation Primitives. R package version 0.1.1, https://github.com/charlescoverdale/magentabook.

magentabook is aligned with the May 2026 republication of the HM Treasury Magenta Book and its companion Annex A on analytical methods. When magentabook is used to implement specific named methods, please also cite the underlying primary source. The most common are: Sherman et al. (1997) for the Maryland Scientific Methods Scale. Cohen (1988) for two-sample power analysis. Hussey & Hughes (2007) and Hemming et al. (2015) for stepped-wedge designs. Hedges & Hedberg (2007) for ICC reference values in education. Drummond et al. (2015) for cost-effectiveness analysis. Cameron & Miller (2015) for cluster-robust inference. Stuart (2010) for pre-treatment balance diagnostics. HM Treasury (2026). The Magenta Book: Central Government Guidance on Evaluation. HM Treasury (2026). The Magenta Book: Annex A, Analytical methods for use within an evaluation. See the @references block of each function for the full citation.

Corresponding BibTeX entry:

  @Manual{,
    title = {magentabook: HM Treasury Magenta Book Policy Evaluation
      Primitives},
    author = {Charles Coverdale},
    year = {2026},
    note = {R package version 0.1.1},
    url = {https://github.com/charlescoverdale/magentabook},
  }