lexis_cohort: Emphasize a certain cohort in a Lexis grid

In ottlngr/LexisPlotR: Plot Lexis Diagrams for Demographic Purposes

Description

Takes an existing Lexis grid and adds a coloured rectangle to highlight a certain cohort.

Usage

lexis_cohort(lg, cohort, delta = 1, fill = lexisplotr_colours()[3],
  alpha = 0.7)

Arguments

lg,	an existing object originally created with lexis_grid().
cohort	numeric, set the cohort to highlight.
delta	numeric, set the size of the age groups. Default is 1.
fill	character, set the colour of the rectangle.
alpha	numeric, set the level of transparency of the rectangle. Default is 0.5.

Details

Takes an existing Lexis grid and adds a coloured rectangle to the plot. The rectangle will highlight a certain cohort in the Lexis grid.

Author(s)

Philipp Ottolinger

Examples

library(LexisPlotR)
lg <- lexis_grid(year_start = 1900, year_end = 1905, age_start = 0, age_end = 5)
lexis_cohort(lg = lg, cohort = 1901)

ottlngr/LexisPlotR documentation built on Jan. 12, 2020, 6:57 p.m.