https://github.com/Rjacobucci/regsem>) and ['lslx'](<https://github.com/psyphh/lslx>) packages.">

lessSEM: Non-Smooth Regularization for Structural Equation Models (original) (raw)

Provides regularized structural equation modeling (regularized SEM) with non-smooth penalty functions (e.g., lasso) building on 'lavaan'. The package is heavily inspired by the ['regsem'](<https://github.com/Rjacobucci/regsem>) and ['lslx'](<https://github.com/psyphh/lslx>) packages.

Version:

1.5.7

Depends:

R (≥ 4.1.0), lavaan, methods

Imports:

Rcpp (≥ 1.0.8), RcppArmadillo, RcppParallel, ggplot2, ggrepel, tidyr, stringr, numDeriv, utils, stats, graphics, rlang, mvtnorm

LinkingTo:

Rcpp, RcppArmadillo, RcppParallel

Suggests:

knitr, plotly, rmarkdown, Rsolnp

Published:

2025-10-18

DOI:

10.32614/CRAN.package.lessSEM

Author:

Jannik H. Orzek ORCID iD [aut, cre, cph]

Maintainer:

Jannik H. Orzek <jannik.orzek at mailbox.org>

BugReports:

https://github.com/jhorzek/lessSEM/issues

License:

GPL-2 | GPL-3 [expanded from: GPL (≥ 2)]

URL:

https://github.com/jhorzek/lessSEM,https://jhorzek.github.io/lessSEM/

NeedsCompilation:

yes

SystemRequirements:

GNU make, C++17

Citation:

lessSEM citation info

Materials:

README, NEWS

CRAN checks:

lessSEM results