Eirasdata: Supporting Datasets for the Eiras R Package Family

A collection of datasets supporting the eiras family of R packages, last updated on 2026-05-21. It includes fictional datasets and data derived from scientific publications, public databases, other R packages, or proprietary sources. The package is authored by Paulo Sergio Panse Silveira from the LEAP - Laboratory for Evaluation and Analysis in Psychometrics.

Use Cases

• Testing and demonstrating functions in the eiras R packages based on the included fictional datasets.
• Reproducing analyses from scientific publications that use the derived datasets.
• Educational purposes for teaching statistical methods with controlled, fictional data.
• Benchmarking new psychometric methods against established datasets from public sources.

Strengths

• Sources are documented in the package help files when applicable.
• Includes data from multiple origins, such as scientific publications and public databases.
• Authored by a researcher from a dedicated psychometrics laboratory (LEAP).

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count, file formats, and license information are unknown.

Provenance

Source

LEAP - Laboratory for Evaluation and Analysis in Psychometrics

Collection Method

Compiled from fictional creations, scientific publications, public databases, other R packages, or proprietary sources.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 22:06:29; freshness should be verified.