To assist biological researchers in assembling taxonomically and marker focused molecular sequence data sets. 'MACER' accepts a list of genera as a user input and uses NCBI-GenBank and BOLD as resources to download and assemble molecular sequence datasets. These datasets are then assembled by marker, aligned, trimmed, and cleaned. The use of this package allows the publication of specific parameters to ensure reproducibility. The 'MACER' package has four core functions and an example run through using all of these functions can be found in the associated repository <https://github.com/rgyoung6/MACER_example>.

Meta-package for statistical and machine learning with a unified
    interface for model fitting, prediction, performance assessment, and
    presentation of results.  Approaches for model fitting and prediction of
    numerical, categorical, or censored time-to-event outcomes include
    traditional regression models, regularization methods, tree-based methods,
    support vector machines, neural networks, ensembles, data preprocessing,
    filtering, and model tuning and selection.  Performance metrics are provided
    for model assessment and can be estimated with independent test sets, split
    sampling, cross-validation, or bootstrap resampling.  Resample estimation
    can be executed in parallel for faster processing and nested in cases of
    model tuning and selection.  Modeling results can be summarized with
    descriptive statistics; calibration curves; variable importance; partial
    dependence plots; confusion matrices; and ROC, lift, and other performance
    curves.

Download data from the Ada and Archibald MacLeish Field 
    Station in Whately, MA. The Ada 
    and Archibald MacLeish Field Station is a 260-acre patchwork of 
    forest and farmland located in West Whately, MA that provides opportunities 
    for faculty and students to pursue environmental research, outdoor 
    education, and low-impact recreation 
    (see <https://www.smith.edu/discover-smith/smith-action/sustainable-smith/macleish-field-station> for more information). 
    This package contains 
    weather data over several years, and spatial data on various man-made and 
    natural structures.