bayesnec is a toxicity estimate andNo-Effect-Concentration estimation package that usesbrms tofit concentration(dose)-response data using Bayesian methods for thepurpose of estimating both ECX values, but more particularly NEC. Pleasesee?bnec for a more detailed help file.
To install the latest release version from CRAN use
install.packages("bayesnec")The current development version can be downloaded from GitHub via
if (!requireNamespace("remotes")) { install.packages("remotes")}remotes::install_github("open-aims/bayesnec", ref = "dev")Becausebayesnec is based onbrms andStan, a C++ compiler is required. TheprogramRtools comeswith a C++ compiler for Windows. On Mac, you should install Xcode. Seethe prerequisites section on thislinkfor further instructions on how to get the compilers running.
Usage and further information aboutbayesnec can be seenon theproject pageand thevignettes.Help files for the individual functions can be found on thereferencepage.
bayesnec is provided by theAustralian Institute of MarineScience under the GPL-2 License (GPL-2).