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niksirbi opened this issue Mar 26, 2025 · 0 comments · May be fixed by #514
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Add function for computing straightness index #517

niksirbi opened this issue Mar 26, 2025 · 0 comments · May be fixed by #514
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This is the "simplest" measure of trajectory complexity and is define as d = D / L, where D is the straight-line distance between the start and end of the path and L is the length of the path.

References:

  • trajr: An R package for characterisation of animal trajectories
  • Batschelet, E. (1981). Circular statistics in biology.
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