MixedDiversityAnalysis: Analysis and Visualization of Mixed-Trait Dissimilarity

Provides methods for analysing datasets containing quantitative, qualitative, binary, and ordinal traits. Computes mixed-trait dissimilarities and performs hierarchical clustering using multiple linkage methods. Supports principal coordinates analysis (PCoA), cluster evaluation, trait contribution analysis, and graphical visualization. The package facilitates mixed-trait diversity assessment and characterization of crop germplasm. For more detail see Gower (1971) <doi:10.2307/2528823> and Jukanti et al. (2026) <doi:10.1007/s44187-025-00715-w>.

Version: 0.1.0
Imports: cluster
Suggests: knitr, rmarkdown, testthat (≥ 3.0.0)
Published: 2026-10-29
DOI: 10.32614/CRAN.package.MixedDiversityAnalysis (may not be active yet)
Author: Santosha Rathod [aut], Prabhat Kumar [aut, cre], A. K. Jukanti [aut], Radha Upadhyay [aut], Prashantkumar S Hanjagi [aut], Basavaraj PS [aut], R. N. Singh [aut], Anil Kumar [aut]
Maintainer: Prabhat Kumar <prabhatkkv at gmail.com>
License: GPL (≥ 3)
NeedsCompilation: no
Materials: README, NEWS
CRAN checks: MixedDiversityAnalysis results

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Reference manual: MixedDiversityAnalysis.html , MixedDiversityAnalysis.pdf
Vignettes: Mixed-Trait Dissimilarity Analysis and Visualization (source, R code)

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Package source: MixedDiversityAnalysis_0.1.0.tar.gz
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