# -------------------------------------------- # CITATION file created with {cffr} R package # See also: https://docs.ropensci.org/cffr/ # -------------------------------------------- cff-version: 1.2.0 message: 'To cite package "MRTAnalysis" in publications use:' type: software license: GPL-3.0-only title: 'MRTAnalysis: Assessing Proximal, Distal, and Mediated Causal Excursion Effects for Micro-Randomized Trials' version: 0.4.1 doi: 10.32614/CRAN.package.MRTAnalysis abstract: 'Provides methods to analyze micro-randomized trials (MRTs) with binary treatment options. Supports four types of analyses: (1) proximal causal excursion effects, including weighted and centered least squares (WCLS) for continuous proximal outcomes by Boruvka et al. (2018) and the estimator for marginal excursion effect (EMEE) for binary proximal outcomes by Qian et al. (2021) ; (2) distal causal excursion effects (DCEE) for continuous distal outcomes using a two-stage estimator by Qian (2025) ; (3) mediated causal excursion effects (MCEE) for continuous distal outcomes, estimating natural direct and indirect excursion effects in the presence of time-varying mediators by Qian (2025) ; and (4) standardized proximal effect size estimation for continuous proximal outcomes, generalizing the approach in Luers et al. (2019) to allow adjustment for baseline and time-varying covariates for improved efficiency.' authors: - family-names: Qian given-names: Tianchen email: t.qian@uci.edu orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4282-7826 - family-names: Xiang given-names: Shaolin - family-names: Cheng given-names: Zhaoxi - family-names: Song given-names: Xinyi email: songx12@uci.edu - family-names: Dziak given-names: John email: dziakj1@gmail.com repository: https://tqian.r-universe.dev commit: ca29864ce922a282faba351a1479a278c6269984 date-released: '2026-01-24' contact: - family-names: Qian given-names: Tianchen email: t.qian@uci.edu orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4282-7826