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title: 'FitVerse: Parametric Distribution Fitting and Analysis'
version: 1.0-2
doi: 10.32614/CRAN.package.FitVerse
abstract: 'Provides a unified, user-friendly interface for fitting parametric probability
  distributions to continuous univariate data. ''FitVerse'' supports 52 distribution
  families spanning symmetric, right-skewed, heavy-tailed, bounded, and extreme-value
  shapes, and three estimation methods: Maximum Likelihood Estimation (MLE), Method
  of Moments (MOM), and L-Moments (L-MOM). Automatic best-fit selection is performed
  using AIC, BIC, and goodness-of-fit tests (Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Anderson-Darling,
  Cramer-von Mises (CvM)). Every fitted model produces a publication-quality diagnostic
  plot: a histogram overlaid with the fitted density curve and the estimated PDF formula
  annotated directly on the figure. An optional interactive version is produced via
  ''plotly''. Additional tools include bootstrap confidence intervals for parameter
  estimates and return levels, batch fitting across multiple columns for automated
  workflows and web-upload use cases, JSON serialisation for integration with ''Shiny''
  web applications, and automated HTML/PDF report generation. ''FitVerse'' is designed
  to support data characterisation in survey sampling, hydrology, and actuarial workflows,
  where identifying the underlying distribution of a variable is a prerequisite for
  downstream modelling and inference. L-moment estimation follows Hosking (1990) <https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2517-6161.1990.tb01775.x>
  and Hosking and Wallis (1997, ISBN:9780521430456). Model selection via AIC follows
  Akaike (1974) <https://doi.org/10.1109/TAC.1974.1100705> and via BIC follows Schwarz
  (1978) <https://doi.org/10.1214/aos/1176344136>. Bootstrap confidence intervals
  follow Efron and Hastie (2016, ISBN:9781107149892).'
authors:
- family-names: Reddy
  given-names: Karuna G.
  email: karuna.reddy@auckland.ac.nz
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9467-4668
- family-names: Khan
  given-names: M. G. M.
  email: mgm.khan@usp.ac.fj
repository: https://cran.r-universe.dev
commit: 8611f2c6e388ffc203ef0986758c9fa23d8e99b6
date-released: '2026-09-06'
contact:
- family-names: Reddy
  given-names: Karuna G.
  email: karuna.reddy@auckland.ac.nz
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9467-4668