Implements Bayesian spatial and spatiotemporal
    models that optionally allow for extreme spatial deviations through
    time. 'glmmfields' uses a predictive process approach with random
    fields implemented through a multivariate-t distribution instead of
    the usual multivariate normal.  Sampling is conducted with 'Stan'.
    References: Anderson and Ward (2019) <doi:10.1002/ecy.2403>.

Fit Generalized Linear Models to continuous and count outcomes, as well as estimate the prevalence of misrepresentation of an important binary predictor. Misrepresentation typically arises when there is an incentive for the binary factor to be misclassified in one direction (e.g., in insurance settings where policy holders may purposely deny a risk status in order to lower the insurance premium). This is accomplished by treating a subset of the response variable as resulting from a mixture distribution. Model parameters are estimated via the Expectation Maximization algorithm and standard errors of the estimates are obtained from closed forms of the Observed Fisher Information. For an introduction to the models and the misrepresentation framework, see Xia et. al., (2023) <https://variancejournal.org/article/73151-maximum-likelihood-approaches-to-misrepresentation-models-in-glm-ratemaking-model-comparisons>.

A variable selection approach for generalized linear mixed models by L1-penalized estimation is provided, 
	see Groll and Tutz (2014) <doi:10.1007/s11222-012-9359-z>.
	See also Groll and Tutz (2017) <doi:10.1007/s10985-016-9359-y> for discrete survival models including heterogeneity.

Binomial and Poisson regression for clustered data, fixed
        and random effects with bootstrapping.

Fits high dimensional penalized generalized linear 
    mixed models using 
    the Monte Carlo Expectation Conditional Minimization (MCECM) algorithm. 
    The purpose of the package is to perform variable selection on both the fixed and 
    random effects simultaneously for generalized linear mixed models.
    The package supports fitting of Binomial, Gaussian, and Poisson data with canonical links, and
    supports penalization using the MCP, SCAD, or LASSO penalties. The MCECM algorithm
    is described in Rashid et al. (2020) <doi:10.1080/01621459.2019.1671197>.
    The techniques used in the minimization portion of the procedure (the M-step) are
    derived from the procedures of the 'ncvreg' package (Breheny and Huang (2011) 
    <doi:10.1214/10-AOAS388>) and 'grpreg' package (Breheny and Huang (2015)
    <doi:10.1007/s11222-013-9424-2>), with
    appropriate modifications to account for the estimation and penalization of
    the random effects. The 'ncvreg' and 'grpreg' packages also describe the MCP, SCAD, 
    and LASSO penalties.