Package index

All functions

date_name()

Format a date into a consistent human-readable format

number_change()

Return a commentary snippet for one or more values. Formats the numbers as a comma separated numeric and provides simple up/down commentary

percent_change()

Return a commentary snippet for one or more decimal values. Formats the numbers as a percentage and provides simple up/down commentary

pp_change()

Return a commentary snippet for one or more decimal values. Formats the numbers as percentage points and provides simple up/down commentary

round()

Round numbers according to statistical principles rather than data science ones i.e. numbers ending in a 5 will always be rounded up, regardless of preceeding number

show_format()

Return a data table of the description codes and examples of their use

single_number()

Return a commentary snippet for any number value. Formats the number with comma separation and provides simple up/down commentary

single_percent()

Return a commentary snippet for any decimal value. Formats the number as a percentage and provides simple up/down commentary

single_pp()

Return a commentary snippet for any decimal value. Formats the number as a percentage point difference and provides simple up/down commentary

smart_paste()

Paste together objects based on how many of them there are Uses commas between everything except the last value

top_x()

From a data frame, returns the top n values from a named column based on the values in another column, and pastes them together in a grammatically correct string. Ideal for commentary which aims to describe e.g. "the top 3 values of X were for the following regions:"

top_x_percent()

From a data frame, returns the top n values from a named column based on the values in another column, and pastes them together in a grammatically correct string. Ideal for commentary which aims to describe e.g. "the top 3 values of X were for the following regions:"