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kde1d vs moderndive
A side-by-side editorial comparison of kde1d and moderndive — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
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kde1d vs moderndive: at a glance
What is kde1d?
A univariate density estimator that added zero-inflated data and reopened its C++ API to do it.
kde1d estimates univariate densities with local polynomial kernel methods, handling bounded, discrete and now zero-inflated variables through a single type argument, with the numerical work in a header-only C++ library usable outside R. Version 1.1.0 added the zero-inflated discrete-continuous mixture case and shipped a new C++ API as an explicit breaking change; 1.1.1 followed in June with auto-generated notes and no description.
What is moderndive?
The ModernDive teaching package learns to render inside the browser that runs its own textbook
moderndive supplies the datasets, regression helpers and ggplot geoms used by the ModernDive introductory statistics textbook. Its release history is mostly dataset accumulation — much of it contributed by students in batches — punctuated by occasional function work. The latest release is different: it fixes View() so it renders inside webR, the in-browser R that powers the book's live exercises, and reworks the regression helpers to survive in-formula transformations.
kde1d vs moderndive: editorial side-by-side
kde1d
0.0ANALYTICS
A univariate density estimator that added zero-inflated data and reopened its C++ API to do it.
◆ Current state
kde1d estimates univariate densities with local polynomial kernel methods, handling bounded, discrete and now zero-inflated variables through a single type argument, with the numerical work in a header-only C++ library usable outside R. Version 1.1.0 added the zero-inflated discrete-continuous mixture case and shipped a new C++ API as an explicit breaking change; 1.1.1 followed in June with auto-generated notes and no description.
◆ Where it's heading
The package has alternated between performance work and widening the class of data it accepts. The 1.0.0 release was the performance milestone — FFT-based estimation, a better integration algorithm for the p, q and r functions, deterministic jittering replacing randomness, and standalone C++ headers. The 1.1.0 release is the scope milestone, adding a third data type to the two it already handled. Releases come from the same maintainer as svines and cluster on shared dates, so changes in the underlying C++ surface across the vine and density stack tend to ship together.
◆ Prediction
With the C++ API deliberately reworked for standalone use at 1.1.0, further work most plausibly consolidates that interface rather than adding data types. What 1.1.1 actually changed is not readable from its body.
moderndive
2.5ANALYTICS
The ModernDive teaching package learns to render inside the browser that runs its own textbook
◆ Current state
moderndive supplies the datasets, regression helpers and ggplot geoms used by the ModernDive introductory statistics textbook. Its release history is mostly dataset accumulation — much of it contributed by students in batches — punctuated by occasional function work. The latest release is different: it fixes View() so it renders inside webR, the in-browser R that powers the book's live exercises, and reworks the regression helpers to survive in-formula transformations.
◆ Where it's heading
The package is following the textbook's second edition into the browser. webR has no pandoc, so the DT htmlwidget path the package relied on cannot produce the self-contained HTML the notebook cell needs, and the auto-print path was gated behind interactive() being false — meaning students working through the live exercises saw an explanatory message where a table should have been. Building a static HTML table and pushing it through webR's viewer hook is a small change with a direct effect on whether the book's interactive mode works at all.
◆ Prediction
With the book's v2 datasets landed and the browser rendering path fixed, the remaining friction is most likely in other functions that assume a desktop R session.
Alternatives to kde1d and moderndive
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anyflights
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vinereg
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Recent activity from kde1d and moderndive
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 12d agomoderndiveView() renders in webR; regression helpers survive formula transforms
- 1y agokde1dkde1d 1.1.1
- 1y agokde1dZero-inflated mixtures and a new standalone C++ API ⚡
- 1y agomoderndiveDatasets and tidy_summary() for the second edition
- 2y agomoderndiveAlmond and flight datasets for the inference chapters
- 4y agomoderndiveTen student-curated teaching datasets
- 4y agokde1dBit-wise Boolean operations removed
- 4y agomoderndiveAlaska flights subset added
- 5y agomoderndiveCleaner regression tables and an explicit conf.level argument
- 5y agokde1ddkde1d() invisible output fixed
- 5y agokde1dValgrind false positive silenced
- 6y agokde1dqrng dependency dropped; undefined behaviour fixed
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between kde1d and moderndive?
Both compete on the same themes — r-package — within Analytics. moderndive is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 2.5 vs 0.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is kde1d better than moderndive?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. moderndive is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 2.5 vs 0.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Analytics products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to kde1d?
Top kde1d alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "kde1d alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/kde1d for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to moderndive?
Top moderndive alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "moderndive alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/moderndive for the full list with editorial commentary on each.