Graphical and Smoothing Techniques for Sequence Analysis

Raffaella Piccarreta

Sociological Methods & Research, 2012, vol. 41, issue 2, 362-380

Abstract: We consider the problem of the visualization of life courses represented as sequences. We describe the state of the art and introduce new plots which improve the graphical display of sequences unveiling their most salient features. Our proposal is based upon the application of smoothing techniques, reducing if not completely removing individual noises. The advantages of our plots are illustrated using data from the Panel study of Social Integration in the Netherlands.

Keywords: sequence analysis; dissimilarity; multidimensional scaling; sequence plots; optimal matching; smoothing techniques (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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