simboot: Simultaneous inference for diversity indices

Package simboot provides estimation of simultaneous bootstrap and asymptotic confidence intervals for diversity indices, namely the Shannon and the Simpson index. Possible pre-specified multiple comparison types are Dunnett and Tukey. Further user-defined contrast matrices are applicable. In addition, simboot estimates adjusted as well as unadjusted p–values for two of the three proposed bootstrap methods. Further simboot allows for comparing biological diversities of two or more groups with simultaneously testing a user-defined selection of Hill numbers of orders q, which are considered appropriate and useful indices for measuring diversity.

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