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adjustedCurves vs cocoon

A side-by-side editorial comparison of adjustedCurves and cocoon — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.

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adjustedCurves vs cocoon: at a glance

FeatureadjustedCurvescocoon
SectorInfra & APIsInfra & APIs
Velocity score0.00.0
Sparks · 30d00
Top themessurvival-analysis, causal-inference, r-package, biostatisticsr-package, statistics, reporting, maintenance
Last editorial update51m ago59m ago
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What is adjustedCurves?

A survival curve package spending release after release correcting its own estimates

adjustedCurves computes confounder-adjusted survival and cumulative incidence curves across a range of estimators - IPTW, AIPTW, Aalen-Johansen, direct standardisation - with support for multiple imputation and bootstrapping. The recent releases are dominated by corrections to numbers the package already reported. Version 0.11.4 fixed cumulative incidence estimates under method="aalen_johansen" that were being read one time step early, which the maintainer notes could differ substantially when events are few, and added risk and event counts to the ggsurvplot conversion including correctly pooled values under multiple imputation.

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What is cocoon?

A statistics-formatting helper in maintenance mode, tracking R-devel one fix at a time

cocoon formats statistical output for manuscripts, converting model and test objects into publication-ready strings. Its surface settled early: format_stats() is a generic that dispatches on object class, introduced in 0.1.0 to supersede the earlier format_corr() and format_ttest(), and extended in 0.2.0 to cover aov, lm, glm and the lme4 and lmerTest mixed-model families. The two releases since have been single-issue compatibility fixes against changes to wilcox.test() in R-devel.

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adjustedCurves vs cocoon: editorial side-by-side

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adjustedCurves
INFRA · APIS
0.0

A survival curve package spending release after release correcting its own estimates

◆ Current state

adjustedCurves computes confounder-adjusted survival and cumulative incidence curves across a range of estimators - IPTW, AIPTW, Aalen-Johansen, direct standardisation - with support for multiple imputation and bootstrapping. The recent releases are dominated by corrections to numbers the package already reported. Version 0.11.4 fixed cumulative incidence estimates under method="aalen_johansen" that were being read one time step early, which the maintainer notes could differ substantially when events are few, and added risk and event counts to the ggsurvplot conversion including correctly pooled values under multiple imputation.

◆ Where it's heading

Multiple imputation is the recurring fault line. The standard error pooling formula was implemented incorrectly until 0.11.2, then fixed again in 0.11.3 for the bootstrapping-plus-imputation combination, and 0.11.4 added the pooled risk table values that had previously been omitted entirely. A separate thread quietly removed capability: tmle and ostmle methods went in 0.10.0, and tmle support was pulled again in 0.11.1 after the concrete package left CRAN. Feature work does happen - risk tables, contrast arguments, the extend_to_last control on IPTW curves - but it is outweighed by correction.

◆ Prediction

Expect continued estimator-level corrections rather than new methods, and a possible return of tmle support if its upstream dependency returns to CRAN, since the removal was described as temporary.

C
cocoon
INFRA · APIS
0.0

A statistics-formatting helper in maintenance mode, tracking R-devel one fix at a time

◆ Current state

cocoon formats statistical output for manuscripts, converting model and test objects into publication-ready strings. Its surface settled early: format_stats() is a generic that dispatches on object class, introduced in 0.1.0 to supersede the earlier format_corr() and format_ttest(), and extended in 0.2.0 to cover aov, lm, glm and the lme4 and lmerTest mixed-model families. The two releases since have been single-issue compatibility fixes against changes to wilcox.test() in R-devel.

◆ Where it's heading

The package reached feature completeness for its stated job quickly and has been in maintenance since early 2025. Both 0.2.1 and 0.3.1 address the same upstream moving part - how wilcox.test() computes exact versus asymptotic distributions in development versions of R - which is the shape of a package whose own code is stable and whose risk lives entirely in what it wraps. Nothing in the recent entries points at new statistical object types.

◆ Prediction

Further releases are likely to stay reactive, triggered by R-devel or dependency changes rather than by new formatting methods, unless a specific model class is requested.

Alternatives to adjustedCurves and cocoon

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Recent activity from adjustedCurves and cocoon

Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.

  1. 1mo agococoonTest fix for wilcox.test changes in R-devel
  2. 6mo agoadjustedCurvesOff-by-one-step error corrected in cumulative incidence estimates
  3. 11mo agococoonSuppress an R-devel warning in htest testing
  4. 1y agoadjustedCurvesIPTW curves can now extend to the last observed time
  5. 1y agococoonformat_stats gains regression and mixed-model methods
  6. 1y agococoonformat_stats generic supersedes the per-test formatters
  7. 1y agococoonPre-release tag of the 0.1.0 contents
  8. 2y agoadjustedCurvesDropped arguments and a wrong multiple-imputation pooling formula
  9. 2y agoadjustedCurvesRisk tables, contrast consolidation and faster bootstrapping
  10. 3y agoadjustedCurvestmle and ostmle methods dropped
  11. 3y agoadjustedCurvesDependency compatibility and installation documentation

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between adjustedCurves and cocoon?

Both compete on the same themes — r-package — within Infra & APIs. adjustedCurves and cocoon are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 0.0 vs 0.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.

Is adjustedCurves better than cocoon?

Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. adjustedCurves and cocoon are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 0.0 vs 0.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Infra & APIs products to evaluate alongside.

What are the best alternatives to adjustedCurves?

Top adjustedCurves alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "adjustedCurves alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/adjustedcurves for the full list with editorial commentary on each.

What are the best alternatives to cocoon?

Top cocoon alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "cocoon alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/cocoon for the full list with editorial commentary on each.