gpss 1.0.0
- Initial CRAN release.
- Core GP functions:
gp_train(),
gp_predict(), and formula interface gpss()
with predict() method.
- Regression discontinuity design via
gp_rdd() and
gp_rdd_plot().
- Interrupted time-series design via
gp_its() with
optional placebo checks.
- Multiple kernel types: Gaussian, Gaussian-linear,
Gaussian-quadratic, Gaussian-periodic-linear, and
Gaussian-periodic-quadratic.
- Automatic bandwidth selection via kernel variance maximization.
- Optional noise variance optimization via marginal likelihood.
- Support for mixed continuous/categorical covariates.
- Prior mean support for incorporating external predictions.
- Companion paper: Cho, Kim, and Hazlett (2026), “Inference at the
data’s edge: Gaussian processes for modeling and inference under
model-dependency, poor overlap, and extrapolation,” Political
Analysis, doi:10.1017/pan.2026.10032.