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discretefdr vs qtl2convert
A side-by-side editorial comparison of discretefdr and qtl2convert — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
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discretefdr vs qtl2convert: at a glance
What is discretefdr?
The discrete-data FDR package is being pared into one piece of a larger multiple-testing suite.
DiscreteFDR implements false discovery rate procedures adapted for discrete test statistics, where the standard continuous-case corrections are conservative. It now covers a discrete Benjamini-Yekutieli procedure alongside the Benjamini-Hochberg variants it started with, including adaptive versions. Its datasets and test-result classes have been moved out into companion packages, so it increasingly does one job and defers the rest.
What is qtl2convert?
A conversion utility in pure maintenance mode, tracking R-devel breakage release by release
qtl2convert is the format-shim of the R/qtl2 ecosystem: it moves genotype probabilities and genetic maps between DOQTL, R/qtl and R/qtl2 representations. The last three releases contain no new conversion functions at all — 0.32 fixed a C string comparison flagged by CRAN, 0.34 restored attribute-clearing that R-devel 4.7 changed underneath the package, and 0.36 adjusted parallel core defaults plus a test tweak. The functional surface has been stable since 0.26 added cross2_ril_to_genril().
discretefdr vs qtl2convert: editorial side-by-side
discretefdr
0.0ANALYTICS
The discrete-data FDR package is being pared into one piece of a larger multiple-testing suite.
◆ Current state
DiscreteFDR implements false discovery rate procedures adapted for discrete test statistics, where the standard continuous-case corrections are conservative. It now covers a discrete Benjamini-Yekutieli procedure alongside the Benjamini-Hochberg variants it started with, including adaptive versions. Its datasets and test-result classes have been moved out into companion packages, so it increasingly does one job and defers the rest.
◆ Where it's heading
The direction is decomposition into a suite. The amnesia dataset went to DiscreteDatasets, summary output now interoperates with the DiscreteTestResults class from DiscreteTests, and match.pvals() stopped being exported — each release trims something that belongs elsewhere. What remains gets methodological additions at a slow, deliberate cadence, with performance work on the step-up procedures that dominate cost when the number of tests is large. Recent activity is maintenance: replacing deprecated calls the package still made of its own siblings. This is a mature statistical package whose release notes are short because the methods underneath them are settled.
◆ Prediction
Expect further alignment with the companion packages rather than new procedures, since the last substantive release was already about interoperating with DiscreteTests classes and the most recent one about clearing deprecations.
qtl2convert
0.0ANALYTICS
A conversion utility in pure maintenance mode, tracking R-devel breakage release by release
◆ Current state
qtl2convert is the format-shim of the R/qtl2 ecosystem: it moves genotype probabilities and genetic maps between DOQTL, R/qtl and R/qtl2 representations. The last three releases contain no new conversion functions at all — 0.32 fixed a C string comparison flagged by CRAN, 0.34 restored attribute-clearing that R-devel 4.7 changed underneath the package, and 0.36 adjusted parallel core defaults plus a test tweak. The functional surface has been stable since 0.26 added cross2_ril_to_genril().
◆ Where it's heading
This is a package whose release cadence is driven by its dependencies, not its roadmap. Two of the last three releases exist purely because upstream R or CRAN's check suite moved; the maintainer responds within weeks and ships. The cores=0 change in 0.36 is the only user-visible behavior shift in over a year, and it landed simultaneously in sibling package qtl2fst — this is a maintainer-wide convention change, not a qtl2convert decision.
◆ Prediction
Expect the next release to be triggered by another R-devel or CRAN check change rather than a feature request, following the same pattern as 0.32 and 0.34.
Alternatives to discretefdr and qtl2convert
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Recent activity from discretefdr and qtl2convert
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 1mo agoqtl2convertcores=0 now leaves one core free instead of taking all
- 2mo agoqtl2convertAttribute-clearing fix for R-devel 4.7
- 3mo agodiscretefdrDeprecated internal calls replaced
- 3mo agoqtl2convertC string comparison fix in encode_geno()
- 1y agodiscretefdrDiscrete Benjamini-Yekutieli procedure added
- 1y agodiscretefdrDatasets split out and step-up procedures sped up
- 2y agoqtl2convertBug fix in probs_doqtl_to_qtl2()
- 4y agoqtl2convertMaintenance release for a NEWS.md typo
- 4y agoqtl2convertAdds cross2_ril_to_genril() for RIL cross conversion
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between discretefdr and qtl2convert?
Both compete on the same themes — r-package — within Analytics. discretefdr and qtl2convert 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 discretefdr better than qtl2convert?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. discretefdr and qtl2convert 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 Analytics products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to discretefdr?
Top discretefdr alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "discretefdr alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/discretefdr for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to qtl2convert?
Top qtl2convert alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "qtl2convert alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/qtl2convert for the full list with editorial commentary on each.