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ArticleBiology methods & protocols2019

A comprehensive comparison and overview of R packages for calculating sample entropy.

Chang Chen, Shixue Sun, Zhixin Cao, Yan Shi, Baoqing Sun, Xiaohua Douglas Zhang

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Article in Biology methods & protocols, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Chang ChenFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau, China.
Shixue SunFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau, China.
Zhixin CaoDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Yan ShiSchool of Automation Science and Electrical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China.
Baoqing SunState Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, The 1st Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Xiaohua Douglas ZhangFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2486-7931

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Abstract

Sample entropy is a powerful tool for analyzing the complexity and irregularity of physiology signals which may be associated with human health. Nevertheless, the sophistication of its calculation hinders its universal application. As of today, the R language provides multiple open-source packages for calculating sample entropy. All of which, however, are designed for different scenarios. Therefore, when searching for a proper package, the investigators would be confused on the parameter setting and selection of algorithms. To ease their selection, we have explored the functions of five existing R packages for calculating sample entropy and have compared their computing capability in several dimensions. We used four published datasets on respiratory and heart rate to study their input parameters, types of entropy, and program running time. In summary,

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comparisonnonlinear dynamicsR packagesample entropytime series

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