OPTIC R Repository and Tutorial for Creating Policy Wheel Data Visualizations

This code repository and tutorial allow users to create OPTIC style policy wheel data visualizations that illustrate the timeline over which state policies are implemented concurrently using R, like so:

Example Policy Wheel showing the adoption of Opioid Control Policies

Quick-start guide

  • Clone the code repository
  • Open the policy_wheels.Rproj file using an up-to-date version of RStudio
  • Step through the tutorial
  • Reuse the functions in the R folder in your own project

About this Tool

This research was financially supported through a National Institute on Drug Abuse grant (P50DA046351) to the RAND Corporation and carried out within the Access and Delivery Program in RAND Health Care.

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Contact

For questions related to this repository, contact Beth Ann Griffin or Joshua Eagan.

License

Copyright (C) 2024 by The RAND Corporation. Released as open-source software under GPL-3.0 license[1].