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DAGassist 0.2.4

CRAN release: 2025-09-21

Highlights:

  • Removed compare_specs() and print.compare_specs(), which were unused and causing issues.
  • Updated DESCRIPTION to reference dagitty and relevant article under methods.

This is for CRAN re-submission.

DAGassist 0.2.3

Highlights:

  • Fixed imply logic. Previously, for the roles table, imply = FALSE would only display RHS variables, but still assessed all DAG-based relationships.
  • Renamed desc(Y) IO, for intermediate outcome
  • Dropped desc(X) as a roles column
  • Added dMed (descendant of mediator) and dCol (descendant of collider)
  • Updated documentation and added vignettes

This is the last release before CRAN submission.

DAGassist 0.2.2

Highlights:

  • Built pkgdown site and several supporting vignettes.
  • Significantly enhanced package documentation in preparation for CRAN release.
  • Trimmed exported functions.
  • Enhanced and documented engine compatibility.
  • Added omit_factors and omit_intercept parameters.
  • Reworked imply parameter so it restricts evaluation to variables listed in RHS.
  • Fixed cluster argument bug.

DAGassist 0.2.1

Added

  • variable labels across roles + model tables (LaTeX, .docx, .xlsx, .txt).
  • unevaluated regressors note: list RHS terms not in the DAG, shown in all outputs.
  • LaTeX + Word + Excel + Text:
    • keep factor dummies and fixed effects by default.
    • better longtblr conversion/spacing; improved dynamic column width weighting and line breaking for long labels.
    • auto-escape labels for neat output.
    • cleaner summaries and label support. ## Changed
    • consolidated helpers (assist_helpers.R + export_helpers.R).
    • improved handling of nuisance vars (FEs/tails).
    • significantly improved documentation to prep for CRAN release.
    • broader validation against real replication data.

DAGassist 0.2.0

Breaking changes

  • Renamed the main entry point from dag_assist() to DAGassist().

Added

  • Acyclicity checks and clearer validation messages in validate.R.
  • Canonical adjustment sets alongside minimal sets.
  • Support for multiple minimal adjustment sets.
  • Export to LaTeX, Word (.docx), Excel (.xlsx), and plain text (.txt).
  • export_report() helper to produce a publication-grade, half-page robustness report from a single call.
  • New imply parameter to control DAG-implied covariate additions

Changed

  • Console report redesigned with compact, readable tables
  • Nicer console styling with color

Notes

  • Fixed-effects / IV parts of formulas (e.g., | region + time) are preserved; validation looks only at the pre-| part.