R Observatory: Metrics for iterLap version 1.1-4

Balamuta, James Joseph

iterLap

1.1-4

Approximate Probability Densities by Iterated Laplace Approximations

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Overview

About

Maintained by Bjoern BornkampFirst published 2011-03-096 releasesCRAN page ↗

The iterLap (iterated Laplace approximation) algorithm approximates a general (possibly non-normalized) probability density on R^p, by repeated Laplace approximations to the difference between current approximation and true density (on log scale). The final approximation is a mixture of multivariate normal distributions and might be used for example as a proposal distribution for importance sampling (eg in Bayesian applications). The algorithm can be seen as a computational generalization of the Laplace approximation suitable for skew or multimodal densities.

Install

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

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

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

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-iterlap

Fast Ubuntu binaries via r2u (no compilation). The cranapt setup runs once and is skipped when it is already enabled.

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-iterLap

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-iterLap

RPMs auto-built from CRAN on openSUSE OBS (Tumbleweed).

Health

CRAN checks

2NOTE11OK

Failing flavors

NOTE r-devel-linux-x86_64-debian-clang
NOTE r-devel-linux-x86_64-debian-gcc

Slowest check: 52 s · r-devel-windows-x86_64

Code health

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Tests · ratio 0.00

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Coverage

100%

Documentation · exports

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Dependencies · direct

Check history

NOTE2026-03-10
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Documentation

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Examples that run: 100%
Documented parameters: 100%
Return-value docs: 100%
References docs: 50%

Downloads

2.6K

CRAN downloads in the past year

Rank #18,714 · ~7/day · ~220/mo

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Dependencies

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2 external dependencies (excludes base and recommended)

Depends (4)

R >= 2.15quadprog randtoolboxparallel

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Bjoern Bornkamp

no longer listed · 1.0-1 to 1.1-4

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Package metadata

First published: 2011-03-09
Total releases: 6 / 15 yrs
License: GPL
Minimum R: ≥ 2.15
Download size: 11 KB
Installed size: not tracked yet
With dependencies: not tracked yet

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Cite

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citation("iterLap")

CRAN DOI

https://doi.org/10.32614/CRAN.package.iterLap

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BibTeX

@misc{robservatoryiterLap,
  author    = {Balamuta, James Joseph},
  title     = {{R} {Observatory}: Metrics for {iterLap} version 1.1-4},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {HJJB, LLC},
  url       = {https://r-observatory.thecoatlessprofessor.com/packages/iterLap},
  note      = {Data set. Data release v2026-08-05}
}

APA

Balamuta, J. J. (2026). R Observatory: Metrics for iterLap version 1.1-4 [Data set]. HJJB, LLC. Data release v2026-08-05. https://r-observatory.thecoatlessprofessor.com/packages/iterLap

RIS

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AU  - Balamuta, James Joseph
TI  - R Observatory: Metrics for iterLap version 1.1-4
PY  - 2026
PB  - HJJB, LLC
N1  - Data release v2026-08-05
UR  - https://r-observatory.thecoatlessprofessor.com/packages/iterLap
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In prose

These package metrics were obtained from the R Observatory (Balamuta, 2026), data release v2026-08-05, https://r-observatory.thecoatlessprofessor.com/packages/iterLap.

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