Re: [R] ordering a factor in boxplot output

The factor order defaults to alphabetical, and boxplot follows that. Re-ordering the factor to the order of interest is probably the best way of handling it. However, if you don;t want to do that, you could perhaps also use the at= parameter in boxplot. For example x-rnorm(50)

Re: [R] ordering a factor in boxplot output

want. HTH ... Peter Alspach -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tubin Sent: Thursday, 1 May 2008 6:40 a.m. To: r-help@r-project.org Subject: [R] ordering a factor in boxplot output I'm sure I'm missing something obvious

[R] ordering a factor in boxplot output

I'm sure I'm missing something obvious in the documentation... I'm generating a boxplot boxplot(CleanValue~ApptCategory*ReportingCode,data=newfile) where ApptCategory is a factor with possible values (New,Established) Problem is, the output orders those factors alphabetically, and I'd really

Re: [R] ordering a factor in boxplot output

Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tubin Sent: Thursday, 1 May 2008 6:40 a.m. To: r-help@r-project.org Subject: [R] ordering a factor in boxplot output I'm sure I'm missing something obvious in the documentation... I'm generating a boxplot