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Reference-based multiple imputation tables, shipping only what CRAN checks demand.
Comparison · Analytics
enpls vs windex
A side-by-side editorial comparison of enpls and windex — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Shared themes:r-package
enpls vs windex: at a glance
What is enpls?
enpls has not changed its statistics since 2016 — only its website, twice.
enpls implements ensemble partial least squares regression, with variants for feature selection, outlier detection and model applicability. Across the six most recent releases there is not one change to the modeling code. They cover a documentation website, a website URL change, a font stack, code indentation, a CI service, and most recently a GitHub Actions migration with an R CMD check note fix.
What is windex?
Steady, unglamorous upkeep on a niche phylogenetic adaptation index.
windex calculates the Wheatsheaf index for measuring adaptation in a phylogenetic comparative framework, with supporting simulation tests and node-distance tooling. Recent releases have loosened the input format requirements, improved troubleshooting in treedatacheck, and added a barplot for fitted logistic regression models. The package's analytic core is unchanged across the visible window.
enpls vs windex: editorial side-by-side
enpls
0.0ANALYTICS
enpls has not changed its statistics since 2016 — only its website, twice.
◆ Current state
enpls implements ensemble partial least squares regression, with variants for feature selection, outlier detection and model applicability. Across the six most recent releases there is not one change to the modeling code. They cover a documentation website, a website URL change, a font stack, code indentation, a CI service, and most recently a GitHub Actions migration with an R CMD check note fix.
◆ Where it's heading
The statistical work finished around version 5.6, which added cross-validation fold control and fixed component selection when the maximum was left unspecified. Everything since has kept the package installable and its docs online. The 2025 release arriving the same day as sibling package grex, with the same two fixes, confirms the pattern: these are maintainer sweeps across a portfolio, not attention to enpls specifically.
◆ Prediction
The next release will almost certainly be another CRAN or tooling fix. Six consecutive infrastructure-only releases across nine years give no basis for expecting new methods.
windex
0.0ANALYTICS
Steady, unglamorous upkeep on a niche phylogenetic adaptation index.
◆ Current state
windex calculates the Wheatsheaf index for measuring adaptation in a phylogenetic comparative framework, with supporting simulation tests and node-distance tooling. Recent releases have loosened the input format requirements, improved troubleshooting in treedatacheck, and added a barplot for fitted logistic regression models. The package's analytic core is unchanged across the visible window.
◆ Where it's heading
Every release in this window is a variation on the same theme: make existing functions easier to use and their plots easier to customise. Some releases exist only to satisfy CRAN policy changes with no functional difference. This is a stable single-purpose package where usability friction, not method development, drives the work.
◆ Prediction
Expect further small usability and plotting additions on the same roughly annual cadence; nothing here points to new methods.
Alternatives to enpls and windex
Other Analytics products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either enpls or windex.
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symengine
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gtfstools
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quantities
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Recent activity from enpls and windex
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 1y agoenplsenpls 6.1.1 moves pkgdown to GitHub Actions
- 1y agowindexRelaxes input formats; adds logistic regression barplots
- 2y agowindexwindex 2.0.8
- 2y agowindexnodeDist returns age distributions; plot axes customisable
- 2y agowindexCRAN policy compliance release, no functional change
- 5y agowindexMerges sister-clade functions into richYuleInputs
- 5y agowindexAdds modSel.geiger for geiger model selection tables
- 7y agoenplsenpls 6.1 adopts tidyverse code style
- 8y agoenplsenpls 6.0 changes the documentation URL
- 8y agoenplsenpls 5.9 drops Google Fonts from vignettes
- 9y agoenplsenpls 5.8 updates gallery images, enables HTTPS
- 9y agoenplsenpls 5.7 adds a pkgdown site and Windows CI
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between enpls and windex?
Both compete on the same themes — r-package — within Analytics. enpls and windex 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 enpls better than windex?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. enpls and windex 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 enpls?
Top enpls alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "enpls alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/enpls for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to windex?
Top windex alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "windex alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/windex-r for the full list with editorial commentary on each.