get_visited_states()

Counts how many distinct states are visited in each sequence.

Function

from sequenzo import get_visited_states
result = get_visited_states(seqdata, with_missing=False)

Parameters

• seqdata: SequenceData object.
• with_missing: include missing state in visited count.

Returns

DataFrame with visited-state counts per sequence.

TraMineR Mapping

• Equivalent TraMineR indicator: seqindic(indic="visited").

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.