r-vtreat
A 'data.frame' processor/conditioner that prepares real-world data for predictive modeling in a statistically sound manner. 'vtreat' prepares variables so that data has fewer exceptional cases, making it easier to safely use models in production. Common problems 'vtreat' defends against: 'Inf', 'NA', too many categorical levels, rare categorical levels, and new categorical levels (levels seen during application, but not during training). Reference: "'vtreat': a data.frame Processor for Predictive Modeling", Zumel, Mount, 2016, <DOI:10.5281/zenodo.1173313>.