Sequences.ind.0: Sorts dates in ascending order and generates state sequence (path).
Description
Sorts dates in ascending order: earlier dates come first. The function also generates state sequences (life path or career path). The function is used in generating a Biograph object from raw data. The state sequence is the path variable of the Biograph object.
Usage
Sequences.ind.0 (d,namstates,absorb)
Arguments
d
Vector of dates
namstates
state labels (labels of single characters)
absorb
Vector of absorbing states
Value
namstates
Labels of the states in the state space.
d
Sorted dates
path
Character variable of state sequences. This variable is the 'path' variable in the Biograph object.