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rjdqa vs tidytab
A side-by-side editorial comparison of rjdqa and tidytab — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Shared themes:r-package
rjdqa vs tidytab: at a glance
What is rjdqa?
rjdqa keeps refining one screen: the seasonal adjustment quality dashboard
rjdqa builds quality assessment dashboards for seasonal adjustment models produced by JDemetra+, aimed at official statisticians reviewing adjusted series. Essentially all development goes into two functions, simple_dashboard() and its denser variant simple_dashboard2(). Version 0.1.6 adds parameters to append observations to the forecast and to control whether the residual trading-days test is printed, defaulting to monthly series only, plus outlier table layout work and user-defined calendar regressor support in sc_dashboard().
What is tidytab?
A young tabulation helper whose first releases are all dependency modernisation
tidytab is a small R package for tidyverse-style tabulation, three releases into its public life. Nothing so far has added functionality: 0.2.0 fixed a cumulative-percentage calculation and moved to the base R pipe, and 0.3.0 swapped a retired purrr function for tidyr::expand_grid. The one substantive user-facing item in the history is the cumulative percentage fix.
rjdqa vs tidytab: editorial side-by-side
rjdqa
0.0ANALYTICS
rjdqa keeps refining one screen: the seasonal adjustment quality dashboard
◆ Current state
rjdqa builds quality assessment dashboards for seasonal adjustment models produced by JDemetra+, aimed at official statisticians reviewing adjusted series. Essentially all development goes into two functions, simple_dashboard() and its denser variant simple_dashboard2(). Version 0.1.6 adds parameters to append observations to the forecast and to control whether the residual trading-days test is printed, defaulting to monthly series only, plus outlier table layout work and user-defined calendar regressor support in sc_dashboard().
◆ Where it's heading
The package has converged on a single deliverable and is tuning it against reviewer practice. Each release adds a parameter that lets the analyst include or exclude one element of the dashboard, or adjusts how densely information is packed into the fixed space of the layout. The td_effect default — print the test only for monthly series — is characteristic: the knowledge about when a diagnostic is meaningful is being encoded into the tool rather than left to the reader.
◆ Prediction
The pattern of adding one toggle per diagnostic per release points at the same thing again, most likely another test given a conditional default, rather than a new dashboard function alongside the two that exist.
tidytab
0.0ANALYTICS
A young tabulation helper whose first releases are all dependency modernisation
◆ Current state
tidytab is a small R package for tidyverse-style tabulation, three releases into its public life. Nothing so far has added functionality: 0.2.0 fixed a cumulative-percentage calculation and moved to the base R pipe, and 0.3.0 swapped a retired purrr function for tidyr::expand_grid. The one substantive user-facing item in the history is the cumulative percentage fix.
◆ Where it's heading
The package is being brought up to current tidyverse conventions by a wave of first-time contributors — six of them in 0.2.0 alone — rather than developed by a sustained maintainer effort. That makes the near-term direction predictable and narrow: retire deprecated idioms, keep CRAN checks clean. There is not yet enough history to say what the package intends to become.
◆ Prediction
With deprecated tidyselect and purrr usage now cleared, the remaining work of this kind is thin, so the next release will show whether the contributor interest converts into new tabulation features or the package settles at its current surface.
Alternatives to rjdqa and tidytab
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 rjdqa or tidytab.
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CMAQ
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enpls
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grex
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Recent activity from rjdqa and tidytab
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 7mo agotidytabpurrr::cross2() replaced with tidyr::expand_grid()
- 8mo agotidytabCumulative percentage fixed; base pipe replaces magrittr
- 9mo agotidytabNEWS.md added to track changes
- 9mo agorjdqaForecast observations and conditional trading-days test in dashboards
- 1y agorjdqaFix tail() usage on ts objects
- 2y agorjdqaFix dependency minimums and outlier ordering
- 2y agorjdqasimple_dashboard2() added; deprecated sa_dashboard() removed
- 2y agorjdqasimple_dashboard() introduced; sa_dashboard() deprecated
- 7y agorjdqaFirst CRAN release
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between rjdqa and tidytab?
Both compete on the same themes — r-package — within Analytics. rjdqa and tidytab 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 rjdqa better than tidytab?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. rjdqa and tidytab 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 rjdqa?
Top rjdqa alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "rjdqa alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/rjdqa-r for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to tidytab?
Top tidytab alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "tidytab alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/tidytab-r for the full list with editorial commentary on each.