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factorana: Factor Model Estimation with Latent Variables

A flexible framework for estimating factor models with multiple latent variables. Supports linear, probit, ordered probit, and multinomial logit model components. Features include multi-stage estimation, automatic parameter initialization, analytical gradients and Hessians, and parallel estimation. Methods are described in Heckman, Humphries, and Veramendi (2016) <doi:10.1016/j.jeconom.2015.12.001>, Heckman, Humphries, and Veramendi (2018) <doi:10.1086/698760>, and Humphries, Joensen, and Veramendi (2024) <doi:10.1257/pandp.20241026>.

Version: 1.2.0
Imports: Rcpp (≥ 1.0.0), MASS, nnet, parallel, stats, utils
LinkingTo: Rcpp, RcppEigen
Suggests: doParallel, foreach, jsonlite, knitr, nloptr, rmarkdown, testthat (≥ 3.0.0), trustOptim
Published: 2026-04-22
DOI: 10.32614/CRAN.package.factorana (may not be active yet)
Author: Greg Veramendi [aut, cre], Jess Xiong [aut]
Maintainer: Greg Veramendi <greg.veramendi at gmail.com>
License: GPL-3
NeedsCompilation: yes
Materials: README, NEWS
CRAN checks: factorana results

Documentation:

Reference manual: factorana.html , factorana.pdf
Vignettes: Dynamic Factor Model (source, R code)
Measurement System: Two-Factor CFA (source, R code)
Roy Model: Sector Choice with a Latent Ability Factor (source, R code)

Downloads:

Package source: factorana_1.2.0.tar.gz
Windows binaries: r-devel: not available, r-release: not available, r-oldrel: not available
macOS binaries: r-release (arm64): factorana_1.2.0.tgz, r-oldrel (arm64): not available, r-release (x86_64): factorana_1.2.0.tgz, r-oldrel (x86_64): factorana_1.2.0.tgz

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