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assesslite vs ggstats

A side-by-side editorial comparison of assesslite and ggstats — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.

assesslite vs ggstats: at a glance

Featureassessliteggstats
SectorAnalyticsAnalytics
Velocity score0.00.0
Sparks · 30d00
Top themescausal-inference, reproducibility, statistical-auditing, python-r-parityggplot2, data-visualization, likert, regression-models
Last editorial update3h ago43m ago
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What is assesslite?

Four releases in fifteen hours take causal assumption-checking from resampling to identification

AssessLite attacks the structural assumptions behind a causal finding and returns three-way verdicts — stable, unstable, or not resolvable — feeding proceed, conditional or abstain decisions, with an auditable JSON record validated against a shared schema. It runs natively in R and Python against one spec, with the Python engine reproducing R's coxph(ties=breslow) exactly. The entire 0.1.0-through-0.4.0 arc landed inside a single day in July 2026.

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What is ggstats?

ggstats keeps widening what a coefficient or Likert plot can be

ggstats extends ggplot2 with statistical plotting: model coefficient plots, Likert and diverging bar charts, proportion geometries and the helpers that make them behave. Recent releases have added an experimental gglikert_side(), left and right total columns for gglikert(), and survey-object support across the Likert family. Development is steady and CRAN-paced, with releases every two to three months.

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assesslite vs ggstats: editorial side-by-side

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assesslite
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Four releases in fifteen hours take causal assumption-checking from resampling to identification

◆ Current state

AssessLite attacks the structural assumptions behind a causal finding and returns three-way verdicts — stable, unstable, or not resolvable — feeding proceed, conditional or abstain decisions, with an auditable JSON record validated against a shared schema. It runs natively in R and Python against one spec, with the Python engine reproducing R's coxph(ties=breslow) exactly. The entire 0.1.0-through-0.4.0 arc landed inside a single day in July 2026.

◆ Where it's heading

The releases are cumulative, each restating the previous feature set and adding to it, so read them as one launch rather than four. The direction across that launch is clear: it started with resampling attacks (permutation, holdout, temporal split, subgroup), turned toward causal identification with declared DAGs and the backdoor criterion, then reached into genuinely dependent data with spatial and interference checks. The correctness work moves in step — the 0.3.0 Bonferroni adjustment fixed a holdout rule that was flagging roughly m times too often with m variants.

◆ Prediction

The project has repeatedly shipped what it previously listed as future work within days, so the next release most likely converts another declared gap rather than opening a new front.

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ggstats
ANALYTICS
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ggstats keeps widening what a coefficient or Likert plot can be

◆ Current state

ggstats extends ggplot2 with statistical plotting: model coefficient plots, Likert and diverging bar charts, proportion geometries and the helpers that make them behave. Recent releases have added an experimental gglikert_side(), left and right total columns for gglikert(), and survey-object support across the Likert family. Development is steady and CRAN-paced, with releases every two to three months.

◆ Where it's heading

Two long-running threads. The coefficient side has been consolidating — ggcoef_multinom() and ggcoef_multicomponents() soft-deprecated in favour of a unified ggcoef_model() with group_by, plus new ggcoef_dodged() and ggcoef_faceted() variants. The Likert side keeps expanding outward instead, absorbing survey objects, total columns and side-by-side layouts. Underneath both is a steady tax of ggplot2 and vctrs compatibility work, including tracking the geom_errorbarh() deprecation in ggplot2 4.0.0.

◆ Prediction

Expect gglikert_side() to lose its experimental status once its interface settles, and the deprecated multinomial entry points to be removed in a future release now that ggcoef_model() covers their cases.

Alternatives to assesslite and ggstats

Other Analytics products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either assesslite or ggstats.

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Recent activity from assesslite and ggstats

Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.

  1. 1mo agoassessliteAssessLite 0.4.0
  2. 1mo agoassessliteAssessLite 0.3.0
  3. 1mo agoassessliteAssessLite 0.2.0
  4. 1mo agoassessliteAssessLite 0.1.0
  5. 5mo agoggstatsgglikert_side() and total columns for Likert plots
  6. 7mo agoggstatsLikert functions accept survey objects
  7. 11mo agoggstatsTable output for ggcoef_compare(); x-axis limits harmonised
  8. 1y agoggstatsggstats 0.10.0
  9. 1y agoggstatsCoefficient plots unified around ggcoef_model() with grouping
  10. 1y agoggstatsDiverging and Likert geoms redesigned; connector geoms added

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between assesslite and ggstats?

They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. assesslite and ggstats are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 0.0 vs 0.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.

Is assesslite better than ggstats?

Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. assesslite and ggstats are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 0.0 vs 0.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Analytics products to evaluate alongside.

What are the best alternatives to assesslite?

Top assesslite alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "assesslite alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/assesslite for the full list with editorial commentary on each.

What are the best alternatives to ggstats?

Top ggstats alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "ggstats alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/ggstats for the full list with editorial commentary on each.