R Observatory: Metrics for MOSAlloc version 1.2.6

Balamuta, James Joseph

doi:10.5281/zenodo.21843040

MOSAlloc

1.2.6Package record

Constraint Multiobjective Sample Allocation

0packages depend

1.8Kdownloads / year

51.4%test coverage

13/13flavors OK

Overview

About

Maintained by Felix WillemsCRAN page ↗GitLab ↗Issues ↗

Provides a framework for multipurpose optimal resource allocation in survey sampling, extending the classical optimal allocation principles introduced by Tschuprow (1923) and Neyman (1934) to multidomain and multivariate allocation problems. The primary method mosalloc() allows for the consideration of precision and cost constraints at the subpopulation level while minimizing either a vector of sampling errors or survey costs across a broad range of optimal sample allocation problems. The approach supports both single- and multistage designs. For single-stage stratified random sampling, the mosallocSTRS() function offers a user- friendly interface. Sensitivity analysis is supported through the problem's dual variables, which are naturally obtained via the internal use of the Embedded Conic Solver from the 'ECOSolveR' package. See Willems (2025, doi:10.25353/ubtr-9200-484c-5c89) for a detailed description of the theory behind 'MOSAlloc'.

Changes in 1.2.6

News

Added automatic filling of missing opts parameters.
Added Example 10 to mosalloc.R.
Added a paragraph to mosalloc.R concerning numerical issues arising from extreme heterogeneity in the input data.
Added a test for equality cost constraints.

Bug fixes

Avoided numerical discrepancies arising from division and matrix multiplication.
Fixed the return of lower and upper cost bounds in mosallocSTRS.R.

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From NEWS.md in the release

Install

R (CRAN)pak (dev)Ubuntu (r2u)Fedora (COPR)openSUSE (OBS)

install.packages("MOSAlloc", repos = "https://cloud.r-project.org/")

Installs the current CRAN release. Prebuilt binaries on Windows and macOS.

if (!requireNamespace("pak", quietly = TRUE))
  install.packages("pak", repos = "https://cloud.r-project.org/")
pak::pak("willemsf/mosalloc")

Development version from willemsf/mosalloc. Installs pak first if it is not already available.

Release

# enable cranapt (r2u) if it is not already set up, then install
grep -rqs r2u.stat.illinois.edu /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ \
  || curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/eddelbuettel/r2u/master/inst/scripts/add_cranapt_noble.sh | sudo bash
sudo apt install -y r-cran-mosalloc

Fast Ubuntu binaries via r2u (no compilation). The cranapt setup runs once and is skipped when it is already enabled. We list this channel from recorded r2u download activity rather than from a live index of the repository, so treat it as last known rather than guaranteed.

bspm (used by r2u) also needs make: sudo apt install make

# enable the iucar/cran COPR if it is not already present, then install
ls /etc/yum.repos.d/*iucar*cran*.repo >/dev/null 2>&1 \
  || sudo dnf copr enable -y iucar/cran
sudo dnf install -y R-CRAN-MOSAlloc

RPMs from the iucar/cran COPR, rebuilt from CRAN.

For install.packages() integration in R, also: sudo dnf install R-CoprManager

# add the autoCRAN OBS repo (Tumbleweed) if it is missing, then install
zypper -q lr | grep -qi autoCRAN \
  || sudo zypper addrepo https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/languages:/R:/autoCRAN/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/devel:languages:R:autoCRAN.repo
sudo zypper install -y R-MOSAlloc

RPMs auto-built from CRAN on openSUSE OBS (Tumbleweed). We list this channel from recorded autoCRAN download activity rather than from a live index of the repository, so treat it as last known rather than guaranteed.

Health

CRAN checks

13OK

CRAN check page ↗

Slowest check: 1.2 min · r-oldrel-windows-x86_64

Status changes

OK13 OK2026-09-08
ERROR12 OK, 1 ERROR2026-09-07
OK13 OK2026-08-05
NOTE12 OK, 1 NOTE2026-08-01
OK14 OK2026-03-10

Advisories

none known

How this is measured·How advisories are found

Documentation

In release 1.2.6

READMEYes · 246 wordsVignettesNoNEWSYes · 100% structured · mentions 1.2.6Citation fileYes · cites a publicationWebsitenot declared in DESCRIPTION

Help pages: 9
Examples that run: 100%7 run in a plain check
Exported functions with examples: 100%
Documented parameters: 81%
Return-value docs: 100%
Help pages citing references: 22%

How these are measured

Downloads

1.8K

CRAN downloads in the past year

Rank #23,076 · ~5/day · ~152/mo

Releases R versions

Daily download trend is not available in this view yet.

21930 days

56090 days

1.8K1 year

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Also on66 r2u5 autocran

How downloads are counted

Repository

gitlab.com/willemsf/mosalloc ↗

0Stars

0Forks

0Open issues

0Open PRs

0Releases

74Commits

1Commit identities

74 commits · Last activity 2026-06-05

Responsiveness

not measured

How these are measured

PracticesBeta

Repository gitlab.com/willemsf/mosalloc is linked, but repository-practices checks have not run for it yet. Checks are GitHub-only for now.

How this is detected·Detection ruleset v3 (2026-09-26)

Dependencies

Declared dependencies

2 external dependencies (excludes base and recommended)

Installing MOSAlloc adds 2 packages (2 with compiled code, 2.7 MB of source tarballs). Heaviest: ECOSolveR 2.1 MB, cli 629 KB.

Depends (0)

none

Imports (2)

ECOSolveRMatrix

LinkingTo (0)

none

Suggests (2)

paralleltestthat

Enhances (0)

none

Dependency license breakdown →

Reverse dependencies

0direct

0indirect

Nothing depends on this yet.

How these are counted

Code & Tests

People & History

People (2)

Felix Willems

Author, Maintainer since 1.2.3 (2026)

Ralf Münnich

Thesis advisor

Releases (4)

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1.2.6Latest
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2026-06-07 · current release · diff ↗
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R 4.6.0 released · 2026-04-24
unarchivedReturned to CRAN
2026-02-14
1.2.5
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2026-02-14 · diff ↗
archivedRemoved from CRAN
2026-02-12
issues were not corrected even on re-submission
1.2.4
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2026-02-07 · diff ↗
1.2.3
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2026-01-27
R
R 4.5.0 released · 2025-04-11

Package metadata

First published: 2026-01-27
Total releases: 4 / 1 yrs
License: GPL (>= 3) OSI
Download size: 58 KB

Cite

Cite this package

Run in R for the authors' entry:

citation("MOSAlloc")

The package provides a citation file, so citation() returns the authors' own entry.

It points to 10.25353/ubtr-9200-484c-5c89.

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Format

APA

Balamuta, J. J. (2026). R Observatory: Metrics for MOSAlloc version 1.2.6 [Data set]. HJJB, LLC. Data release v2026-10-20. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21843040

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