Provides tools for simulating draws from continuous time processes with well-defined exponential family random graph (ERGM) equilibria, i.e. ERGM generating processes (EGPs).  A number of EGPs are supported, including the families identified in Butts (2023) <doi:10.1080/0022250X.2023.2180001>, as are functions for hazard calculation and timing calibration.

Data for use with the Sage Introduction to Exponential
        Random Graph Modeling text by Jenine K. Harris.  Network data
        set consists of 1283 local health departments and the
        communication links among them along with several attributes.

Simulation and estimation of Exponential Random Graph Models (ERGMs)
  for small networks using exact statistics as shown in Vega Yon et al. (2020)
  <DOI:10.1016/j.socnet.2020.07.005>. As a difference from the 'ergm'
  package, 'ergmito' circumvents using Markov-Chain Maximum Likelihood Estimator
  (MC-MLE) and instead uses Maximum Likelihood Estimator (MLE) to fit ERGMs
  for small networks. As exhaustive enumeration is computationally feasible for
  small networks, this R package takes advantage of this and provides tools for
  calculating likelihood functions, and other relevant functions, directly,
  meaning that in many cases both estimation and simulation of ERGMs for
  small networks can be faster and more accurate than simulation-based
  algorithms.

Provides several validator functions for checking if arguments
    passed by users have valid types, lengths, etc. and for generating
    informative and well-formatted error messages in a consistent style. Also
    provides tools for users to create their own validator functions. The
    error message style used is adopted from
    <https://style.tidyverse.org/error-messages.html>.

Fits Rasch models (RM), linear logistic test models (LLTM), rating scale model (RSM), linear rating scale models (LRSM), partial credit models (PCM), and linear partial credit models (LPCM).  Missing values are allowed in the data matrix.  Additional features are the ML estimation of the person parameters, Andersen's LR-test, item-specific Wald test, Martin-Loef-Test, nonparametric Monte-Carlo Tests, itemfit and personfit statistics including infit and outfit measures, ICC and other plots, automated stepwise item elimination, simulation module for various binary data matrices.