GitHub - maraab23/ggseqplot: R library for visualizing (social science) sequence data using ggplot2 (original) (raw)
ggseqplot: ggplotify sequence data plots 
The main goal of {ggseqplot}is to provide functions that reproduce the sequence plots from{TraMineR}’s seqplot
using{ggplot2}. These plots are produced on the basis of state sequence objects defined with TraMineR::seqdef
. The package automates the reshaping and plotting of sequence data. This library literally builds on the excellent work of the{TraMineR} and{ggplot2} developers and uses several of the their functions to produce ggplot2-flavored figures.
Note, that this library was not written because I personally dislike the plots produced by {TraMineR}, but rather because I normally use {ggplot2} instead of base R’s plot
environment for data visualization. {TraMineR} was developed before{ggplot2} became as popular as it is today, when most users were more familiar with base R plots. Today, however, many researchers and students prefer to use{ggplot2} and draw on their existing skills rather than learn base R graphics just to visualize sequence data.
{ggseqplot} contains the following functions:
ggseqdplot
(equivalent toTraMineR::seqdplot
)ggseqeplot
(equivalent toTraMineRextras::seqplot.tentrop
)ggseqmsplot
(equivalent toTraMineR::seqmsplot
)ggseqmtplot
(equivalent toTraMineR::seqmtplot
)ggstrqeplot
(based on transitions rates fromTraMineR::seqtrate
)ggseqiplot
(equivalent toTraMineR::seqIplot
)ggseqfplot
(equivalent toTraMineR::seqfplot
)ggseqrplot
(equivalent toTraMineR::seqrplot
)ggseqrfplot
(equivalent toTraMineRextras::seqplot.rf
)
A complementingvignetteoutlines how {ggseqplot}reshapes sequence data generated with {TraMineR} functions for visualization with {ggplot2}. It also shows how to customize the plots using familiar{ggplot2} functions and extensions.
If you find errors or have feature requests, feel free to create an issue on GitHub or send me anemail.
Citation
If you use {ggseqplot}in your work, please cite it as:
Raab, M. (2022). ggseqplot: Render Sequence Plots using ‘ggplot2’.https://doi.org/10.32614/CRAN.package.ggseqplot
You can also retrieve the citation in R with:
Installation
You can install the CRAN version of{ggseqplot} with:
install.packages("ggseqplot")
If a more recent version is available, you can install the development version from GitHub with:
devtools::install_github("maraab23/ggseqplot")
Acknowledgements
I would like to thank Gilbert Ritschard, Tim Liao, and Emanuela Struffolino for their helpful comments on earlier versions of this library.