rdecision1.3.0 package

Decision Analytic Modelling in Health Economics

DiracDistribution

A Dirac delta function

DirichletDistribution

A parametrized Dirichlet distribution

Distribution

A probability distribution

BetaDistribution

A parametrized Beta Distribution

Action

An action in a decision tree

Arborescence

A rooted directed tree

Arrow

A directed edge in a digraph

Graph

An undirected graph

LeafNode

A leaf node in a decision tree

LogNormDistribution

A parametrized log Normal probability distribution

BetaModVar

A model variable whose uncertainty follows a Beta distribution

ChanceNode

A chance node in a decision tree

ConstModVar

A constant model variable

DecisionNode

A decision node in a decision tree

DecisionTree

A decision tree

Digraph

A directed graph

Edge

An edge in a graph

EmpiricalDistribution

An empirical distribution

ExprModVar

A model variable constructed from an expression of other variables

GammaDistribution

A parametrized Gamma distribution

GammaModVar

A model variable whose uncertainty follows a Gamma distribution

gbp

Write a monetary value

LogNormModVar

A model variable whose uncertainty follows a log Normal distribution

MarkovState

A state in a Markov model

ModVar

A model variable incorporating uncertainty

Node

A node in a graph

NormalDistribution

A parametrized Normal distribution

NormModVar

A model variable whose uncertainty follows a Normal distribution

rdecision-package

rdecision: Decision Analytic Modelling in Health Economics.

Reaction

A reaction (chance) edge in a decision tree

SemiMarkovModel

A semi-Markov model for cohort simulation

Stack

A stack

tornado_plot

Draw a tornado diagram.

Transition

A transition in a semi-Markov model

Classes and functions for modelling health care interventions using decision trees and semi-Markov models. Mechanisms are provided for associating an uncertainty distribution with each source variable and for ensuring transparency of the mathematical relationships between variables. The package terminology follows Briggs "Decision Modelling for Health Economic Evaluation" (2006, ISBN:978-0-19-852662-9).

  • Maintainer: Andrew Sims
  • License: GPL-3
  • Last published: 2025-02-10