get_spell_duration_variance()

Computes variance of spell durations for each sequence.

Function

from sequenzo import get_spell_duration_variance
result = get_spell_duration_variance(seqdata, type=1)

Parameters

• seqdata: SequenceData object.
• type: 1 standard spell-variance, 2 variant including nonvisited states.

Returns

A dictionary with DataFrames: mean duration, variance, and maximum variance.

TraMineR Mapping

• Equivalent TraMineR function: seqivardur.

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.