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sfsmisc (version 0.95-10)

Utilities from Seminar fuer Statistik ETH Zurich

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Useful utilities [`goodies'] from Seminar fuer Statistik ETH Zurich, many ported from S-plus times.

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GPL (GNU Public Licence), Version 2 or later

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Martin Maechler

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November 21st, 2025

Functions in sfsmisc (0.95-10)

bl.string

Blank String

empty.dimnames

Empty Dimnames of an Array.

D1D2

Numerical Derivatives of (x,y) Data via Smoothing Splines

D2ss

Numerical Derivatives of (x,y) Data (via Smoothing Splines)

boxplot.matrix

Draw a Boxplot for each Column (Row) of a Matrix

pretty10exp

Nice 10 ** k Label Expressions

n.plot

Name Plot: Names or Numbers instead of Points in Plot

f.robftest

Robust F-Test: Wald test for multiple coefficients of rlm() Object.

cum.Vert.funkt

Kumulative Verteilung Aufzeichnen

col01scale

Matrix Scaling Utilities

linesHyperb.lm

Plot Confidence or Prediction Hyperbolas around a Regression Line

lseq

Generate Sequences, Equidistant on Log Scale

wrapFormula

Enhance Formula by Wrapping each Term, e.g., by "s(.)"

ellipsePoints

Compute Radially Equispaced Points on Ellipse

p.ts

plot.ts with multi-plots and Auto-Title -- on 1 page

u.date

Return Date[-Time] String in `European' Format

ps.end

Close PostScript or Acrobat Graphics Device opened by 'ps.do' / 'pdf.do'

KSd

Approximate Critical Values for Kolmogorov-Smirnov's D

xy.unique.x

Uniqify (X,Y) Values using Weights

TA.plot

Tukey-Anscombe Plot (Residual vs. Fitted) of a Linear Model

n.code

Convert "Round" Integers to Short Strings and Back

p.scales

Conversion between plotting scales: usr, cm, symbol

p.datum

Plot `Datum' (deutsch!) unten rechts

mpl

Simple Matrix Plots

mat2tex

Produce LaTeX commands to print a matrix

inv.seq

Inverse seq() -- Short Expression for Index Vector

p.tachoPlot

Draw Symbol on a Plot

quadrant

Give the Quadrant Number of Planar Points

posdefify

Find a Close Positive Definite Matrix

u.Datumvonheute

Datum und Uhrzeit (auf deutsch)

potatoes

Fisher's Potato Crop Data

hatMat

Hat Matrix of a Smoother

integrate.xy

Cheap Numerical Integration through Data points.

ps.latex

PostScript/PDF Preview Device with Optional `LaTeX' Touch

AsciiToInt

Character to and from Integer Codes Conversion

signi

Rounding to Significant Digits

rot2

Rotate Planar Points by Angle

pl.ds

Plot Data and Smoother / Fitted Values

ecdf.ksCI

Plot the Empirical Distribution Function Together With 95% Confidence Curves.

nr.sign.chg

Number of Sign Changes in Sequence

plotCI

Plot Confidence Intervals / Error Bars

u.datumdecode

Convert ``Numeric'' Dates

u.log

(Anti)Symmetric Log High-Transform

QUnif

Quasi Randum Numbers via Halton Sequences

p.dnorm

Plot Parametric Density Functions

errbar

Scatter Plot with Error Bars

plotStep

Plot a Step Function

digitsBase

Digit/Bit Representation of Integers in any Base

uniqueL

A Reversable Version of unique()

xy.grid

Produce regular grid matrix.

polyn.eval

Evaluate Polynomials

Deprecated

Deprecated 'sfsmisc' Functions

paste.vec

Utility for 'Showing' S vectors

Sys.ps

Return Process Status (unix ps) Information

printTable2

Berechne und Drucke Randtotale etc f�r 2-weg Kontingenz Tafeln

p.hboxp

Add a Horizontal Boxplot to the Current Plot

p.res.2fact

Plot Numeric (e.g. Residuals) vs 2 Factors Using Boxplots

p.res.2x

Stahel's Residual Plot against 2 X's

diagX

The ``Other'' Diagonal Matrix

rrange

Robust Range using Boxplot `Quartiles'

axTexpr

Axis Ticks Expressions in Nice 10 ** k Form

prt.DEBUG

Utility Printing in DEBUG mode

u.assign0

`Portable' assign / get functions (R / S-plus) for `frame 0'

p.profileTraces

Plot a profile.nls Object With Profile Traces

tkdensity

GUI Density Estimation using Tcl/Tk

u.boxplot.x

Utility Returning x-Coordinates of Boxplot

vcat

Paste Utilities -- Concatenate Strings

pmax.sa

Parallel Maxima / Minima (Scalar, Array)

hist.bxp

Plot a Histogram and a Boxplot

Sys.cpuinfo

Provide Information about the CPU

mult.fig

Plot Setup for MULTiple FIGures, incl. Main Title

diagDA

Diagonal Discriminant Analysis

p.arrows

Prettified Arrows Plots

unif

Nice Uniform Points in Interval

iterate.lin.recursion

Generate Sequence Iterating a Linear Recursion

last

Get Last Elements of a Vector

str_data

Overview on All Datasets in an R Package

u.sys

`Portable' System function (R / S-plus)

compresid2way

Plot Components + Residuals for Two Factors

tapplySimpl

More simplification in tapply() result