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OneSampleMR vs spatstat.model

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

OneSampleMR vs spatstat.model: at a glance

FeatureOneSampleMRspatstat.model
SectorAnalyticsAnalytics
Velocity score0.02.5
Sparks · 30d00
Top themesmendelian randomization, r, instrumental variables, epidemiologyspatial-statistics, point-processes, model-fitting, r-package
Last editorial update1h ago3h ago
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What is OneSampleMR?

OneSampleMR found that argument order in a formula was silently changing its estimates

OneSampleMR implements one-sample Mendelian randomization estimators — two-stage predictor substitution, two-stage residual inclusion, and Sanderson-Windmeijer conditional F statistics for instrument strength. The package spent its first years on packaging and dependency upkeep. The 2026 releases turn to substance: broader support for models fitted elsewhere, then a correctness fix for a defect that depended on nothing more than where covariates appeared in a formula.

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What is spatstat.model?

spatstat's inference layer builds out determinantal and cluster process fitting

spatstat.model fits point process models and provides the diagnostics that go with them. The recent window is dominated by determinantal point process work — a variance-covariance matrix and more diagnostics in 3.7-2, additional `intensity` and `repul` methods in 3.7-1, and ROC curves for determinantal models in 3.5-0. Cluster and Cox process inference has advanced in parallel, with Waagepetersen's composite likelihood arriving in 3.6-1.

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OneSampleMR vs spatstat.model: editorial side-by-side

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0.0

OneSampleMR found that argument order in a formula was silently changing its estimates

◆ Current state

OneSampleMR implements one-sample Mendelian randomization estimators — two-stage predictor substitution, two-stage residual inclusion, and Sanderson-Windmeijer conditional F statistics for instrument strength. The package spent its first years on packaging and dependency upkeep. The 2026 releases turn to substance: broader support for models fitted elsewhere, then a correctness fix for a defect that depended on nothing more than where covariates appeared in a formula.

◆ Where it's heading

Two threads. The first is reach — fsw() now reads models fitted by AER::ivreg(), estimatr::iv_robust() and fixest::feols() in addition to ivreg::ivreg(), which makes conditional F statistics available without refitting in the package's own idiom. The second is hardening: clear errors when more than one exposure is given or when a variable collides with the reserved name y, and print methods that no longer fail on user-specified t0 with log or logit links. Both come largely from user reports rather than a plan.

◆ Prediction

The estimator-support work has been adding one IV-fitting package at a time on outside contributions, so further backends are the likeliest next content — the package's own estimators have been stable since first release.

S2.5

spatstat's inference layer builds out determinantal and cluster process fitting

◆ Current state

spatstat.model fits point process models and provides the diagnostics that go with them. The recent window is dominated by determinantal point process work — a variance-covariance matrix and more diagnostics in 3.7-2, additional `intensity` and `repul` methods in 3.7-1, and ROC curves for determinantal models in 3.5-0. Cluster and Cox process inference has advanced in parallel, with Waagepetersen's composite likelihood arriving in 3.6-1.

◆ Where it's heading

The pattern is that model classes enter the package as fitting machinery first and only later gain the apparatus that makes them usable in practice — standard errors, diagnostics, residuals, model checking. Determinantal processes are visibly midway through that progression, reaching variance-covariance estimation only in the most recent release. Around this, the package has been broadening where models can be fitted at all: replicated point patterns on linear networks in 3.5-0, extended spatial logistic regression, and conversion of recursively partitioned models to tessellations.

◆ Prediction

Expect determinantal model support to keep filling out along the same path other model classes took, since variance estimation has only just arrived and partial residuals already exist for the cluster and Cox families. The entries do not signal a move into three dimensions here, unlike the geometry and simulation packages.

Alternatives to OneSampleMR and spatstat.model

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Recent activity from OneSampleMR and spatstat.model

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

  1. 18d agospatstat.modelVariance-covariance and diagnostics for determinantal models
  2. 1mo agoOneSampleMROneSampleMR fixes estimates broken by covariate order in the formula
  3. 2mo agospatstat.modelMore intensity and repul methods; boundary-aware predictions
  4. 5mo agoOneSampleMROneSampleMR computes conditional F for three more IV packages
  5. 6mo agospatstat.modelComposite likelihood for cluster processes
  6. 8mo agospatstat.modelReplicated network models and partial residuals
  7. 10mo agospatstat.modelintensity.ppm improvements for Geyer models
  8. 1y agospatstat.modelROC curve support substantially extended
  9. 1y agoOneSampleMROneSampleMR 0.1.6
  10. 2y agoOneSampleMROneSampleMR 0.1.5
  11. 2y agoOneSampleMROneSampleMR 0.1.4
  12. 3y agoOneSampleMROneSampleMR 0.1.3

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between OneSampleMR and spatstat.model?

They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. spatstat.model 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 OneSampleMR better than spatstat.model?

Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. spatstat.model 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 OneSampleMR?

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

What are the best alternatives to spatstat.model?

Top spatstat.model alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "spatstat.model alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/spatstat-model for the full list with editorial commentary on each.