get_sequence_length()

Computes sequence length for each case.

Function

from sequenzo import get_sequence_length
result = get_sequence_length(seqdata, with_missing=True)

Parameters

• seqdata: SequenceData object.
• with_missing: include missing positions in length.

Returns

DataFrame with one row per sequence and a length column.

TraMineR Mapping

• Equivalent TraMineR function: seqlength.

Author

Code and documentation: Yuqi Liang

References

Ritschard, G. (2023), "Measuring the nature of individual sequences", Sociological Methods and Research, 52(4), 2016-2049. doi:10.1177/00491241211036156.