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Changelog

Source: NEWS.md

vrcmort 0.0.9

  • Added pre_conflict_reporting option to vrc_fit() to control model assumptions, allowing pre-conflict reporting to be estimated or fixed to 1.
  • Added generated_quantities option to vrc_fit() for performance, allowing the GQ block to be skipped for faster sampling.

vrcmort 0.0.8

  • pkgdown website referencing completed
  • Gihtub CI completed

vrcmort 0.0.7

  • Added support for user-supplied Stan files via vrc_model_spec() and vrc_write_stan_template().
  • Posterior extraction helpers now respect a param_map so generated quantity names can be customised.
  • Added basic CI configuration and improved R CMD check hygiene (.Rbuildignore, global variable declarations).
  • Minor test updates for testthat edition 3.

vrcmort 0.0.6

  • Expanded documentation with epidemia-style vignettes covering the model introduction, mathematical description, implementation details, schematic, partial pooling, priors, and under-reporting with age-selective reporting collapse.
  • Added two step-by-step tutorial vignettes (data preparation from individual records and covariate exploration).
  • Updated pkgdown configuration to surface the new articles.

vrcmort 0.0.5

  • Added a lightweight prior specification system (vrc_priors()) inspired by rstanarm/epidemia.
  • Users can now override key priors (covariate coefficients, conflict effects, reporting anchors, random-effect scales, dispersion) via vrcm() / vrc_fit().
  • Stan model priors are now parameterised through Stan data (hyperparameters) rather than hard-coded constants.

vrcmort 0.0.4

  • Added optional partial pooling for conflict effects by region (random slopes) in both the mortality and reporting components.
  • Added optional region-specific time random walks (deviations around the national trend) for both mortality and reporting.
  • Added helpers to extract region-specific conflict effects from fitted models.
  • Fixed vrc_fit() to pass duplicates through to vrc_standata().

vrcmort 0.0.3

  • Added an epidemia-style high-level interface (vrcm) with explicit mortality and reporting components.
  • Added convenience S3 methods for vrcfit objects (plot, fitted, residuals, coef).
  • Refactored the shipped Stan model into modular include files (“Stan lego bricks”) to simplify extension.

vrcmort 0.0.2

  • Introduced a canonical VR long format contract with explicit exposure.
  • Added data validation (vrc_validate_data) and indexing (vrc_index).
  • Added lightweight reporting diagnostics (vrc_diagnose_reporting).
  • Updated the Stan model and plotting helpers to use exposure (with pop as a fallback).

vrcmort 0.0.1

  • Initial package skeleton.
  • Base Stan model for VR mortality with an explicit reporting process.
  • Simulator with multiple missingness mechanisms for stress testing.