plot_discrete: Plot two discrete distributions with overlap

In jsdtools: Jensen-Shannon Divergence Estimation, Confidence Intervals, and Distribution Plots

Plot two discrete distributions with overlap

Description

Plot two discrete distributions with overlap

Usage

plot_discrete(
  x,
  y,
  support = NULL,
  group_names = c("Group 1", "Group 2"),
  main = "Two-group discrete distributions",
  xlab = "Value",
  ylab = "Proportion",
  col_x = adjustcolor("#2F5FB3", alpha.f = 0.2),
  col_y = adjustcolor("#CC3333", alpha.f = 0.2),
  overlap_col = adjustcolor("grey55", alpha.f = 0.35),
  line_col_x = "#2F5FB3",
  line_col_y = "#CC3333",
  lwd = 2,
  pch = 16,
  cex_pt = 1.1,
  las = 1,
  bar_width = 0.2,
  show_jsd = TRUE,
  jsd_digits = 3,
  na_rm = TRUE
)

Arguments

x	Vector for group 1.
y	Vector for group 2.
support	Optional support values.
group_names	Group labels.
main	Plot title.
xlab	X-axis label.
ylab	Y-axis label.
col_x	Color for group 1.
col_y	Color for group 2.
overlap_col	Fill color for overlap bars.
line_col_x	Line color for group 1.
line_col_y	Line color for group 2.
lwd	Line width.
pch	Point character.
cex_pt	Point size.
las	Axis label style for x-axis.
bar_width	Width of overlap bars.
show_jsd	Logical; whether to display JSD on the plot.
jsd_digits	Number of digits for displayed JSD.
na_rm	Logical; remove missing values?

Value

Invisibly returns plotting data.

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