bpbounds
Nonparametric Bounds for the Average Causal Effect Due to Balke and Pearl and Extensions
Description
Implementation of the nonparametric bounds for the average causal effect under an instrumental variable model by Balke and Pearl (Bounds on Treatment Effects from Studies with Imperfect Compliance, JASA, 1997, 92, 439, 1171-1176, <doi:10.1080/01621459.1997.10474074>). The package can calculate bounds for a binary outcome, a binary treatment/phenotype, and an instrument with either 2 or 3 categories. The package implements bounds for situations where these 3 variables are measured in the same dataset (trivariate data) or where the outcome and instrument are measured in one study and the treatment/phenotype and instrument are measured in another study (bivariate data).
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Code
Structure
Lines of code
2,427
Files
30
Compiled share
0%
Has compiled src
No
Language breakdown
API
Exported functions
2
Internal functions
8
Testing & CI
Has tests
Yes
Test-to-code ratio
0.23
testthat edition
–
CI present
No
CI type
[]
PR gated
No
Docs
Return-value doc rate
50%
\dontrun example ratio
0%
Roxygen coverage
100%
Has pkgdown
No
NEWS present
Yes
Health & Security signals
Informational signals; not verdicts.
on.exit coverage
0%
Unsafe pattern score
0
Dep constraint coverage
–
Secret pattern count
0
Bundled 3rd-party code
2 items
Portability & License
Min R version
4.1
System requirements
–
C++ standard
–
License
GPL-3
License flags
SPDX valid, OSI approved
History
Versions
7
First release
2018-11-18
Latest release
2026-05-24
Avg cadence
376 days
Cold removal rate
–
Dep drift
1
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