# `Sign` ## Description The `Sign` class computes the sign of each element in a data sequence, mapping each value to -1, 0, or +1. This function is useful for extracting the direction (positive or negative) of each value while discarding magnitude. *Parameters*: `Sign` takes no parameters. *NaN handling*: `NaN` values are not modified. ## Usage Example and Plot ```{eval-rst} .. plotly:: :include-source: True import numpy as np import plotly.graph_objects as go from plotly.subplots import make_subplots from screamer import Sign data = np.random.normal(size=30) sign_data = Sign()(data) fig = make_subplots( rows=2, cols=1, shared_xaxes=True, row_heights=[1/2, 1/2], vertical_spacing=0.1 ) fig.add_trace(go.Scatter(y=data, mode='lines+markers', name='Original Data'), row=1, col=1) fig.add_trace(go.Scatter(y=sign_data, mode='lines+markers', name='Sign (-1, 0, +1)', line=dict(color='red')), row=2, col=1) fig.update_layout( title="Sign Transformation (Sign)", xaxis_title="Index", yaxis_title="Original Data", yaxis2_title="Sign", margin=dict(l=20, r=20, t=80, b=20), legend=dict(orientation="h", yanchor="bottom", y=1.02, xanchor="right", x=1) ) fig.show() ```