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samplr vs traumar

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

Shared themes:r-package

samplr vs traumar: at a glance

Featuresamplrtraumar
SectorInfra & APIsInfra & APIs
Velocity score0.00.0
Sparks · 30d00
Top themescognitive-science, sampling-algorithms, mcmc, dormanttrauma-registry, healthcare-quality, statistical-correctness, data-validation
Last editorial update35m ago4h ago
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What is samplr?

A cognitive-science sampling package ships once, then goes quiet for eighteen months

samplr compares human performance against sampling algorithms, giving cognitive scientists the MCMC machinery to test whether people behave like samplers. Its entire public history is three releases: a 1.0.0 in August 2024, a floating-point fix eighteen seconds later, and then nothing until a February 2026 patch. The release notes are unusually thin even by CRAN standards.

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What is traumar?

Trauma registry statistics in R, tightening the numbers it reports against the literature.

traumar computes trauma-centre performance measures from registry data, including relative mortality metrics, SEQIC quality indicators and predicted survival probability. The recent releases are dominated by correctness rather than coverage: 1.2.5 changed how the denominator for SEQIC indicator 7 is derived so it reflects the definitive care population rather than a raw row count, and 1.2.3 realigned probability_of_survival() with published coefficients. Version 1.2.6 completes a deprecation, turning the old n_decimal argument into an error.

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samplr vs traumar: editorial side-by-side

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samplr
INFRA · APIS
0.0

A cognitive-science sampling package ships once, then goes quiet for eighteen months

◆ Current state

samplr compares human performance against sampling algorithms, giving cognitive scientists the MCMC machinery to test whether people behave like samplers. Its entire public history is three releases: a 1.0.0 in August 2024, a floating-point fix eighteen seconds later, and then nothing until a February 2026 patch. The release notes are unusually thin even by CRAN standards.

◆ Where it's heading

The feed shows a package that shipped and stopped. The 2024 tags were both created in one sitting and say almost nothing; the 2026 release is a row-count bug in Mean_Variance() bundled with citation metadata, a dropped dependency and http-to-https link fixes — the housekeeping profile of a package being kept alive for the paper that cites it rather than actively developed.

◆ Prediction

Adding citation information to the README is usually the move of a maintainer expecting the package to be referenced rather than extended. On this cadence the next release is more likely another CRAN-hygiene patch than new algorithms; there is not enough in these notes to say otherwise.

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traumar
INFRA · APIS
0.0

Trauma registry statistics in R, tightening the numbers it reports against the literature.

◆ Current state

traumar computes trauma-centre performance measures from registry data, including relative mortality metrics, SEQIC quality indicators and predicted survival probability. The recent releases are dominated by correctness rather than coverage: 1.2.5 changed how the denominator for SEQIC indicator 7 is derived so it reflects the definitive care population rather than a raw row count, and 1.2.3 realigned probability_of_survival() with published coefficients. Version 1.2.6 completes a deprecation, turning the old n_decimal argument into an error.

◆ Where it's heading

This is a package whose outputs are reported numbers, and it is behaving accordingly: the notable changes in this window alter results rather than add features. A denominator computed as a row count instead of a filtered population, and a survival calculation not matching the coefficients it cites, are both the kind of defect that quietly propagates into published figures, and both were corrected here. Around that sit in-house validation helpers written deliberately to avoid a new dependency, and a steady tidy-up of tests and tooling.

◆ Prediction

Expect the validation family introduced in 1.2.4 to be applied more widely across the package's entry points, now that it exists and is deliberately kept internal. Further SEQIC indicators being reviewed against their definitions looks likely given indicator 7 needed it, though the entries name no specific one as next.

Alternatives to samplr and traumar

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Recent activity from samplr and traumar

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

  1. 3mo agotraumarn_decimal deprecation completed; percentages allow negatives
  2. 3mo agotraumarSEQIC indicator 7 denominator corrected to definitive care
  3. 5mo agosamplrMean_Variance() row count corrected after eighteen months
  4. 6mo agotraumarIn-house validation family added to avoid a dependency
  5. 7mo agotraumarSurvival probability realigned with published coefficients
  6. 7mo agotraumarBinning and survival documentation clarified
  7. 1y agotraumarInternal renaming and a faster CRAN test path
  8. 1y agosamplrFloating point comparison fix
  9. 1y agosamplrsamplr 1.0.0

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between samplr and traumar?

Both compete on the same themes — r-package — within Infra & APIs. samplr and traumar 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 samplr better than traumar?

Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. samplr and traumar 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 samplr?

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

What are the best alternatives to traumar?

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