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title: 'panelTool: Build Regularly Spaced Panels from Irregularly Spaced Longitudinal
  Data'
version: 0.1.0
doi: 10.32614/CRAN.package.panelTool
abstract: 'Aligns irregularly timed longitudinal observations to regular panel schedules.
  Each observation on a subject serves as a potential baseline, and all later observations
  are aligned to the nearest panel with minimal delay. The package provides tools
  to: (1) build a panel book documenting alignments and delays, (2) organize variables
  in longitudinal data to wide-format panel matrices, (3) summarize alignment quality
  and panel coverage. Ideal for cross-lagged panel analysis, clinical trials with
  variable visit schedules, and Electronic Health Record harmonization.'
authors:
- family-names: Tong
  given-names: Xiaoran
  email: xiaoran.tong.cn@gmail.com
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4648-3330
repository: https://xiaoran831213.r-universe.dev
repository-code: https://github.com/xiaoran831213/panelTool
commit: f8d91adffbb1c0c615abe62aa27cd2c76498077f
url: https://github.com/xiaoran831213/panelTool
date-released: '2026-07-17'
contact:
- family-names: Tong
  given-names: Xiaoran
  email: xiaoran.tong.cn@gmail.com
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4648-3330