From 2d37da0ae8956a401916d66ad2877df5a7408ae3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Vincent Arel-Bundock Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2023 15:00:23 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] news --- NEWS.md | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md index 93980be2c..603a2afbd 100644 --- a/NEWS.md +++ b/NEWS.md @@ -4,7 +4,11 @@ Breaking change: -* New procedure to select the step size used to compute standard errors: abs(x) * sqrt(.Machine$double.eps). The numerical results may not be exactly identical to previous versions of `marginaleffects`, but the step size should be adequate in a broader variety of cases. Note that users can still use `numDeriv` for more control on numeric differentiation, as documented. +* New procedure `numderiv` argument use a different procedure to select the step size used in the finite difference numeric derivative used to compute standard errors: abs(x) * sqrt(.Machine$double.eps). The numerical results may not be exactly identical to previous versions of `marginaleffects`, but the step size should be adequate in a broader variety of cases. Note that users can still use `numDeriv` for more control on numeric differentiation, as documented. + +New: + +* `numderiv` argument allows users to use finite difference (center or forward) or Richardson's method to compute the numerical derivatives used in the calculation of standard errors. Bug fixes: