R Observatory: Metrics for prob version 1.0-1

Balamuta, James Joseph

doi:10.5281/zenodo.21843040

This package was removed from CRAN on 2022-04-29. Its history is shown below.

Reason: requires archived package 'fAsiaOptions'

Details below reflect version 1.0-1, its last release before removal.

prob

1.0-1

Elementary Probability on Finite Sample Spaces

0packages depend

–downloads / year

–test coverage

–checks pass

Overview

About

Maintained by G. Jay Kerns5 releasesCRAN page ↗

A framework for performing elementary probability calculations on finite sample spaces, which may be represented by data frames or lists. Functionality includes setting up sample spaces, counting tools, defining probability spaces, performing set algebra, calculating probability and conditional probability, tools for simulation and checking the law of large numbers, adding random variables, and finding marginal distributions. Characteristic functions for all base R distributions are included.

Install

R (source archive)Ubuntu (r2u)openSUSE (OBS)

url <- "https://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib/Archive/prob/prob_1.0-1.tar.gz"
pkgFile <- "prob_1.0-1.tar.gz"
download.file(url, pkgFile)
install.packages(pkgFile, type = "source", repos = NULL)

This package is no longer on CRAN, so install.packages() cannot fetch it by name. This downloads the last archived source (1.0-1) and builds it locally. Install its dependencies first, and note that building from source needs the usual compiler toolchain.

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-prob

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

# 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-prob

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

Health

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Code health

None

Tests · ratio 0.00

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Coverage

43%

Documentation · exports

2

Dependencies · direct

Documentation

READMENoVignettesYes · dynamicpkgdown siteNoNEWSNoCode of conductNoContributing guideNo

Examples that run: not tracked
Documented parameters: 60%
Return-value docs: 100%
References docs: 17%

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Dependencies

Declared dependencies

5 external dependencies (excludes base and recommended)

Depends (2)

combinat fAsianOptions

Imports (0)

none

LinkingTo (0)

none

Suggests (4)

VGAM reshapeMASShypergeo

Enhances (0)

none

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Reverse dependencies

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Nothing depends on this yet.

Code & Tests

People & History

People (1)

Maintainer (1)

G. Jay Kerns

Author, Maintainer, Copyright holder

Authors (1)

G. Jay Kerns

Author, Maintainer, Copyright holder

Copyright holders (1)

G. Jay Kerns

Author, Maintainer, Copyright holder

Package Timeline

5 releases. Pick two to compare their code metrics. R releases are shown for context.

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R 4.3.0 released · 2023-04-21
archivedRemoved from CRAN
2022-04-29
requires archived package 'fAsiaOptions'
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R 4.2.0 released · 2022-04-22
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R 4.1.0 released · 2021-05-18
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R 4.0.0 released · 2020-04-24
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R 3.6.0 released · 2019-04-26
1.0-1
2018-08-27 · diff ↗
unarchivedReturned to CRAN
2018-08-27
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R 3.5.0 released · 2018-04-23
archivedRemoved from CRAN
2017-09-11
it depends on 'fAsianOptions', which was archived
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R 3.4.0 released · 2017-04-21
1.0-0
2017-02-16 · diff ↗
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R 3.3.0 released · 2016-05-03
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R 3.2.0 released · 2015-04-16
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R 3.1.0 released · 2014-04-10
0.9-5
2013-11-20 · diff ↗

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R 3.0.0 released · 2013-04-03
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R 2.15.0 released · 2012-03-30
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R 2.14.0 released · 2011-10-31
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R 2.13.0 released · 2011-04-13
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R 2.12.0 released · 2010-10-15
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R 2.11.0 released · 2010-04-22
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R 2.10.0 released · 2009-10-26
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R 2.9.0 released · 2009-04-17
0.9-2
2009-01-18 · diff ↗
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R 2.8.0 released · 2008-10-20
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R 2.7.0 released · 2008-04-22
0.9-1
2008-01-09
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R 2.6.0 released · 2007-10-03

Package metadata

Total releases: 5
License: GPL (>= 3) OSI
Download size: not tracked yet
Installed size: not tracked yet
With dependencies: not tracked yet

Cite

Cite this package

Run in R for the authors' preferred citation:

citation("prob")

Format

Kerns, G. J. (n.d.). prob: Elementary Probability on Finite Sample Spaces (Version 1.0-1) [Computer software]. Retrieved August 13, 2026, from https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=prob

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Format

APA

Balamuta, J. J. (2026). R Observatory: Metrics for prob version 1.0-1 [Data set]. HJJB, LLC. Data release v2026-08-11. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21843040

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