New Features

  • Added interval censoring support to likelihood_name() via ob_col_upper parameter
  • Input validation in likelihood_name() constructor: checks that distribution functions exist
  • Parameter count validation in prepare_args_list() with clear error messages
  • Warning on unrecognized censoring values (e.g., typos like “righ”)
  • Auto-switch from Nelder-Mead to BFGS for 1-dimensional optimization
  • New Fisherian inference functions: support(), relative_likelihood(), likelihood_interval(), profile_loglik(), evidence()
  • New exponential_lifetime model with closed-form MLE and right-censoring support
  • New fisher_mle and fisher_boot result objects with full S3 method suite

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed rowSums error in likelihood_contr_model score for single-parameter models
  • Fixed print.likelihood_model crash when ob_col is NULL (e.g., for contr models)

Documentation

  • Expanded likelihood-name-model vignette: left-censoring, interval censoring, mixed types, Fisherian inference, multiple distributions
  • Expanded likelihood-contributions vignette: Case 2 inference, single-parameter example, best practices
  • New getting-started vignette with comprehensive introduction
  • New exponential-lifetime vignette
  • Initial public release with likelihood_name(), likelihood_contr_model, and weibull_uncensored