Version 1.2

This version features substantially improved documentation (including a FAQ section and guidance on getting appropriate starting estimates for dwnominate), and fixes some long-standing issues related to the fortran code.

Changes

Added

• Added pkgdown website.
• Added FAQ and starting estimate vignettes.
• Expanded dwnominate documentation.
• Added NEWS.md.

Changed

• Replaced IMSL and EISPACK fortran routines with LAPACK.
• Renamed merge.rollcalls so that it's not an S3 method.

Fixed

• Pass fortran errors to R.