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Fix spelling of "user friendliness" in paper

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Issue type
Documentation
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Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
r
Domain
documentation

Research direction

Locate the paper’s source and inspect line 100, following the JOSS review linked in the issue. Correct the spelling of “user friendliness” and consider the suggested section title “Features”; done means the spelling is fixed and the section title decision is reflected in the paper.

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Description

Wrt to the JOSS review at https://github.com/openjournals/joss-reviews/issues/11373, "user friendliness" is misspelt in the paper on line 100. Also, consider renaming the section to "Features" as a more standard term.

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