--- title: "Model Workflow and Diagnostics" output: rmarkdown::html_vignette vignette: > %\VignetteIndexEntry{Model Workflow and Diagnostics} %\VignetteEngine{knitr::rmarkdown} %\VignetteEncoding{UTF-8} --- ```{r, include = FALSE} knitr::opts_chunk$set( collapse = TRUE, comment = "#>", fig.width = 6, fig.height = 4 ) ``` This article gives a compact workflow for fitting, comparing and diagnosing fixed-effect circular regression models with CircularRegression. It is designed as a pkgdown article for users who want to move quickly from a formula to predictions and residual checks. ## Prepare a reproducible example ```{r} library(CircularRegression) wrap_angle <- function(x) atan2(sin(x), cos(x)) set.seed(20260530) n <- 120 x1 <- runif(n, -pi, pi) x2 <- runif(n, -pi, pi) z2 <- runif(n, 0.2, 1.8) mu <- atan2( sin(x1) + 0.35 * z2 * sin(x2), cos(x1) + 0.35 * z2 * cos(x2) ) y <- wrap_angle(mu + rnorm(n, sd = 0.12)) dat <- data.frame(y = y, x1 = x1, x2 = x2, z2 = z2) ``` ## Fit the main workflow The default `circular_regression()` method is `"two_step"`. It first fits the consensus model, then fits the homogeneous angular model using the selected reference direction. ```{r} fit <- circular_regression(y ~ x1 + x2:z2, data = dat) fit ``` For direct control, the homogeneous and consensus models can be fitted separately. ```{r} fit_hom <- circular_regression( y ~ x1 + x2:z2, data = dat, method = "homogeneous", reference = c("name", "x1") ) fit_cons <- circular_regression( y ~ x1 + x2:z2, data = dat, method = "consensus" ) coef(fit_hom) coef(fit_cons) ``` ## Predict on new angular covariates Predictions are returned as angles in radians. The component form is useful when users want to plot or average fitted directions through their sine and cosine coordinates. ```{r} new_dat <- dat[1:6, c("x1", "x2", "z2")] predict(fit, newdata = new_dat) predict(fit, newdata = new_dat, type = "components") ``` ## Check residuals Residuals are circular differences between observed and fitted directions, wrapped to the interval implied by `atan2(sin(x), cos(x))`. ```{r} res <- residuals(fit) summary(res) ``` A simple diagnostic plot can be produced with base R. ```{r} plot( fitted(fit), res, xlab = "Fitted direction", ylab = "Circular residual", pch = 19, col = "gray30" ) abline(h = 0, lty = 2) ``` The package also supplies `plot()` methods for fitted model objects when `ggplot2` and `gridExtra` are installed. ## Use the article in pkgdown The pkgdown site groups this article with the introductory simulation vignette and the applied bison vignette. The site can be rebuilt locally with: ```{r, eval = FALSE} pkgdown::build_site() ``` The package examples and vignettes are deterministic, so the rendered site should be reproducible across clean R sessions.