Function reference

Phrases & Talking Points

Along with headline(), these functions allow you to expand and view talking points.

headline() headline_list()

Compose phrases that describe differences in the data

plural_phrasing()

List of values to use when change is plural (or singular)

trend_terms()

Phrases for direction of difference

add_headline_column()

Add column of headlines

compare_values()

Compare two values and get talking points

view_list()

Compact view of list values

Data Prep Helpers

There are some helper functions to prepare data frames for use with headline()

compare_conditions()

Compare two conditions within a data frame

add_date_columns()

Add columns with date calculations based on reference date

String Manipulation

Helper functions to edit strings used within headlines

add_article()

Append a/an to word

Data

headliner comes with two datasets that are used in examples and vignettes

demo_data()

Small data set referencing the current date

pixar_films

This data comes from pixarfilms package by Eric Leung (2022)