latrend: A Framework for Clustering Longitudinal Data

arXiv:2402.14621v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Clustering of longitudinal data is used to explore common trends among subjects over time for a numeric measurement of interest. Various R packages have been introduced throughout the years for identifying clusters of longitudinal patterns, summarizing the variability in trajectories between subject in terms of one or more trends. We introduce the R package "latrend" as a framework for the unified application of methods for longitudinal clustering, enabling comparisons between methods with minimal coding. The …

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