smplot2 (version 0.2.5)

sm_slope: Slope Chart

Description

Generates a slope chart, which is particularly useful for comparing effects between two time points. The function supports grouped data and provides various customization options for lines, points, error bars, and x-axis ticks. Users can specify the type of error bars and control whether to display mean and error bars.

The mapping in `ggplot()` requires grouping each observation to ensure correct pairing of points.

Usage

sm_slope(
  ...,
  labels,
  group,
  line.params = list(color = "gray53", linewidth = 0.4, alpha = 0.4),
  point.params = list(size = 2.5, shape = 21, color = "white"),
  avgLine.params = list(linewidth = 1),
  avgPoint.params = list(size = 4),
  err.params = list(linewidth = 1),
  xTick.params = list(position = "top", expand = c(0.17, 0.1), drop = FALSE),
  errorbar_type = "sd",
  many_groups = FALSE,
  show_err = FALSE,
  show_mean = FALSE,
  legends = FALSE,
  forget = FALSE
)

Value

A list of ggplot2 layers for creating a slope chart.

Arguments

...

Additional aesthetic parameters applied across points and lines, such as color, alpha, and fill. Optional.

labels

A vector specifying the labels for the x-axis ticks. This is a required argument. For example: c('Day 1', 'Day 2').

group

The name of the variable used to group individual data points. This is a required argument.

line.params

A list of parameters for individual lines. Common parameters include:

• color: Color of the lines.

• alpha: Transparency of the lines.

• linewidth: Width of the lines.

Default: list(color = 'gray53', linewidth = 0.4, alpha = 0.4).

point.params

A list of parameters for individual points. Common parameters include:

• size: Size of the points.

• shape: Shape of the points.

• color: Color of the points.

Default: list(size = 2.5, shape = 21, color = 'white').

avgLine.params

A list of parameters for the average line. Common parameters include:

• color: Color of the average line.

• linewidth: Width of the average line.

Default: list(linewidth = 1).

avgPoint.params

A list of parameters for the average points. Common parameters include:

• size: Size of the average points.

• fill: Fill color of the average points.

Default: list(size = 4).

err.params

A list of parameters for error bars. Common parameters include:

• color: Color of the error bars.

• linewidth: Width of the error bars.

Default: list(linewidth = 1).

xTick.params

A list of parameters for customizing the x-axis ticks. Common options include:

• position: Location of the ticks (default: 'top').

• expand: Space around the ticks (default: c(0.17, 0.1)).

• drop: Whether to drop unused factor levels (default: FALSE).

errorbar_type

A string specifying the type of error bars to display:

• 'se': Standard error.

• 'sd': Standard deviation (default).

• 'ci': 95

many_groups

Logical. Determines whether the average line is plotted for each group:

• TRUE: An average line is plotted for each group.

• FALSE: A single average line is plotted across all data.

Default: FALSE.

show_err

Logical. Determines whether to display error bars:

• TRUE: Display error bars.

• FALSE: Hide error bars (default).

show_mean

Logical. Determines whether to display the average line and points:

• TRUE: Display the average line and points.

• FALSE: Hide the average line and points (default).

legends

Logical. Determines whether to display legends:

• TRUE: Display legends.

• FALSE: Hide legends (default).

forget

Logical. Determines whether to apply the default aesthetic parameters:

• TRUE: Ignore default aesthetic parameters (line.params, point.params, etc.) and apply only user-supplied customizations.

• FALSE: Merge user-supplied customizations with the defaults (default).

Examples

library(ggplot2)
library(smplot2)

set.seed(1) # generate random data
day1 = rnorm(16,2,1)
day2 = rnorm(16,5,1)
Subject <- rep(paste0('S',seq(1:16)), 2)
Data <- data.frame(Value = matrix(c(day1,day2),ncol=1))
Day <- rep(c('Day 1', 'Day 2'), each = length(day1))
df <- cbind(Subject, Data, Day)

ggplot(data=df, aes(x = Day, y = Value, fill = Day)) +
 sm_slope(labels = c('Day 1', 'Day 2'), group = Subject) +
 scale_fill_manual(values=  sm_color('blue','orange'))
ggplot(data = df, aes(x = Day, y = Value, fill = Day)) +
 sm_slope(labels = c('Day 1','Day 2'),group = Subject,
          point.params = list(alpha = 0.3, size = 2.5, color = 'white',
                              shape = 21, fill = sm_color('skyblue')),
          line.params = list(color = sm_color('skyblue'),
                             alpha = 0.3),
          avgPoint.params = list(color='transparent', shape = 21,
                                 size = 4, fill = sm_color('blue')),
          avgLine.params = list(color = sm_color('blue'), linewidth = 1),
          show_mean = TRUE)