compare.vectors: Compare all combinations of vectors using set operations

In veccompare: Perform Set Operations on Vectors, Automatically Generating All n-Wise Comparisons, and Create Markdown Output

Description

Compare all combinations of vectors using set operations

Usage

compare.vectors(named_list_of_vectors_to_compare,
  degrees_of_comparison_to_include = NULL, draw_venn_diagrams = FALSE,
  vector_colors_for_venn_diagrams = NULL, save_venn_diagram_files = FALSE,
  location_for_venn_diagram_files = "", prefix_for_venn_diagram_files = "",
  saved_venn_diagram_resolution_ppi = 300,
  saved_venn_diagram_dimension_units = "in", saved_venn_diagram_width = 8,
  saved_venn_diagram_height = 6, viewport_npc_width_height_for_images = 1,
  suppress_messages = FALSE)

Arguments

named_list_of_vectors_to_compare	A named list of vectors to compare (see, for example, example.vectors.list). Duplicate values in a given vector will only be counted once (for example, c("a", "a", "b", "c") will be treated identically to c("a", "b", "c").
degrees_of_comparison_to_include	A number or vector of numbers of which degrees of comparison to print (for example, 'c(2, 5)' would print only 2- and 5-way vector comparisons).
draw_venn_diagrams	A logical (TRUE/FALSE) indicator whether to draw Venn diagrams for all 2- through 5-way comparisons of vectors.
vector_colors_for_venn_diagrams	An optional vector of color names for Venn diagrams (if draw_venn_diagrams is TRUE). Color names are applied to the named vectors in named_list_of_vectors_to_compare in their order in named_list_of_vectors_to_compare. If this is blank, a random color will be selected for each vector. Either way, each vector will have a consistent color across the Venn diagrams in which it appears.
save_venn_diagram_files	A logical (TRUE/FALSE) indicator whether to save Venn diagrams as PNG files.
location_for_venn_diagram_files	An optional string giving a directory into which to save Venn diagram PNG files (if save_venn_diagram_files is TRUE). This location must already exist on the filesystem.
prefix_for_venn_diagram_files	An optional string giving a prefix to prepend to saved Venn diagram PNG files (if save_venn_diagram_files is TRUE).
saved_venn_diagram_resolution_ppi	An optional number giving a resolution (PPI) for saved Venn diagrams (if save_venn_diagram_files is TRUE).
saved_venn_diagram_dimension_units	An optional string giving units for specifying saved_venn_diagram_width and saved_venn_diagram_height (if save_venn_diagram_files is TRUE). Can be px (pixels), in (inches, the default), cm, or mm.
saved_venn_diagram_width	The width (in saved_venn_diagram_dimension_units units) for saved Venn diagrams (if save_venn_diagram_files is TRUE).
saved_venn_diagram_height	The height (in saved_venn_diagram_dimension_units units) for saved Venn diagrams (if save_venn_diagram_files is TRUE).
viewport_npc_width_height_for_images	The scale at which to print an image. If the image is cut off at its edges, for example, this can be set lower than 1.0.
suppress_messages	A logical (TRUE/FALSE) indicator whether to suppress messages. Even if this is TRUE, warnings will still be printed.

Value

A list, with one object for each comparison of vectors. The list contains the following elements:

elements_involved

The vector names involved in the comparison.

union_of_elements

A vector of all (deduplicated) items involved in the comparison, across all of the vectors.

overlap_of_elements

A vector of the deduplicated elements that occurred in all of the compared vectors.

elements_unique_to_first_element

This element will have a sub-element named for each vector being compared (i.e., for each of the names in $elements_involved). The (deduplicated) items that were unique to that vector (i.e., not overlapping with any other vector in the comparison).

venn_diagram

If save_venn_diagram_files is TRUE, and the comparison is of 2 through 5 vectors, a Venn diagram object produced using the VennDiagram package. This diagram can be rendered using render.venn.diagram.

To compile this list object into a Markdown report, use compare.vectors.and.return.text.analysis.of.overlap. For an example of this usage, see the Veccompare Overlap Report RMarkdown template for RStudio that is installed as part of the veccompare package.

Examples

example <- veccompare::compare.vectors(veccompare::example.vectors.list)

# To extract similar elements across list items:
veccompare::extract.compared.vectors(
  example,
  elements_of_output = "elements_involved"
)

# To extract all comparisons that involve "vector_a":
veccompare::extract.compared.vectors(
  example,
  vector_names = "vector_a"
)

# To find all comparisons that were about "vector_a" and "vector_c":
veccompare::extract.compared.vectors(
  example,
  vector_names = c("vector_a", "vector_c"),
  only_match_vector_names = TRUE
)

# To get all elements that did a two-way comparison:
veccompare::extract.compared.vectors(
  example,
  degrees_of_comparison = 2
)

veccompare documentation built on May 2, 2019, 7:29 a.m.