summary.conceptMap: Summary of a Concept Map Object

In cmAnalysis: Process and Visualise Concept Mapping Data

Summary of a Concept Map Object

Description

This function provides a summary of a concept map object, including the number of statements, sorters, clusters, and the distribution of statements across clusters.

Usage

## S3 method for class 'conceptMap'
summary(object, ...)

Arguments

object	An object of class "conceptMap" containing the results of concept mapping analysis creating using the function "conceptMapping".
...	arguments to be passed to methods

Details

The function verifies that the input object is of class "conceptMap" and extracts key information from it. It summarizes the number of statements, sorters, and clusters, and details the distribution of statements across the identified clusters.

Value

This function does not return a value; it prints a summary of the concept map object to the console.

Examples

# Simulate data with custom parameters:
set.seed(1)
myCMData <- simulateCardData(nSorters=40, pCorrect=.90, attributeWeights=c(1,1,1,1))

# Subject the data to sorter cluster analysis
myCMDataBySorters <- sorterMapping(myCMData)

# Subject sorter cluster 3 to concept mapping using default "network" method
myCMAnalysis3 <- conceptMapping(myCMDataBySorters[[3]])

# Generate summary of concept map of sorter cluster 3
summary(myCMAnalysis3)

cmAnalysis documentation built on April 4, 2025, 4:27 a.m.