md_merge: Merge multiple simulation outputs

In movedesign: Study Design Toolbox for Movement Ecology Studies

Merge multiple simulation outputs

Description

Merges the results of multiple simulation runs, each produced by md_run(), into a single unified movedesign_output object. This is especially useful when running replicate simulations for power analyses, sensitivity testing, or batch processing. Merging allows you to aggregate all simulated individuals, outputs, and related metadata, enabling streamlined downstream analyses.

Usage

md_merge(...)

Arguments

...	One or more objects of class movedesign_preprocess, typically generated by md_run(). Each object must contain, at minimum, the elements simList, simfitList, and seedList. Optional elements such as akdeList and ctsdList are merged if present.

Value

A single movedesign_output object that contains all merged simulation outputs and inherits metadata from the first input object. The output includes:

• Merged list of simulated individuals (simList),

• Merged list of fitted models (simfitList),

• Merged list of seeds used for each simulation replicate (seedList),

• Optionally, merged home range (akdeList) and speed (ctsdList) outputs,

• Relevant metadata describing the study design parameters.

See Also

md_prepare, md_run

Examples

if (interactive()) {
  input <- md_prepare(
    data = buffalo,
    models = models,
    species = "buffalo",
    n_individuals = 5,
    dur = list(value = 1, unit = "month"),
    dti = list(value = 1, unit = "day"),
    add_individual_variation = TRUE,
    grouped = FALSE,
    set_target = "hr",
    which_meta = "mean"
  )

  output1 <- md_run(input)
  output2 <- md_run(input)

  merged <- md_merge(output1, output2)
}

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