NEWS
eva 0.2.7 (2026-06-21)
Bug fixes
gpdFit(): fixed parameter initialization when starting values are supplied
via the start argument; start is now correctly split into scale and shape
components instead of being passed through unprocessed (#6).
- Sequential tests: fixed an erroneous double
rev() in the ForwardStop /
StrongStop computation of gpdSeqTests() and gevrSeqTests(). As a result,
pSeqStop() now takes p-values in the order the hypotheses are tested and
preserves that order (previously it expected pre-reversed input).
gevrFit(): the variance-covariance matrix is now computed safely; a singular
Hessian returns an NA covariance matrix instead of throwing an error.
Other changes
gevrFit(): added extendInt = "yes" to the internal uniroot() call to make
the moment-based starting value for the shape parameter more robust.
gpdSeqTests(): clarified documentation that candidate thresholds are tested
in the order supplied and should be given from lowest to highest, with an
example of applying the ForwardStop rule.
- Added formal package citations for the Statistics and Computing (2017) and
Annals of Applied Statistics (2018) papers.
- Vignette now uses
SpatialExtremes conditionally (guarded by
requireNamespace()) so it builds even when that package is not installed.