Re: [R] Need help with barplots
On 2006-10-13 10:55, David Barron wrote: First, produce two barplots for comparison: par(mfrow=c(2,1) ) barplot(VADeaths,beside=TRUE) barplot(VADeaths) The same information is in both plots; in the top, it is displayed as 5 separate bars for each group, and in the stacked plot it is shown as 5 separate regions in each of the four bars. The hight of each of these regions is the same as the hight of the corresponding bar in the side-by-side plot. The stacked plot enables you to see overall differences more easily (easier to see that the death rate is highest for Urban Males), but it is harder to compare the sizes of the categories. Take a look at ?spineplot. HTH, Henric On 13/10/06, laba diena [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I`ve read all the manuals and still couln`t find what is the difference between the stacked and side-by-side barplots ? Could you explain me ? [[alternative HTML version deleted]] __ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. __ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
[R] Need help with barplots
I`ve read all the manuals and still couln`t find what is the difference between the stacked and side-by-side barplots ? Could you explain me ? [[alternative HTML version deleted]] __ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
Re: [R] Need help with barplots
laba diena [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I`ve read all the manuals and still couln`t find what is the difference between the stacked and side-by-side barplots ? Could you explain me ? Did you try par(ask=TRUE) example(barplot) -- O__ Peter Dalgaard Øster Farimagsgade 5, Entr.B c/ /'_ --- Dept. of Biostatistics PO Box 2099, 1014 Cph. K (*) \(*) -- University of Copenhagen Denmark Ph: (+45) 35327918 ~~ - ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) FAX: (+45) 35327907 __ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
Re: [R] Need help with barplots
First, produce two barplots for comparison: par(mfrow=c(2,1) ) barplot(VADeaths,beside=TRUE) barplot(VADeaths) The same information is in both plots; in the top, it is displayed as 5 separate bars for each group, and in the stacked plot it is shown as 5 separate regions in each of the four bars. The hight of each of these regions is the same as the hight of the corresponding bar in the side-by-side plot. The stacked plot enables you to see overall differences more easily (easier to see that the death rate is highest for Urban Males), but it is harder to compare the sizes of the categories. On 13/10/06, laba diena [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I`ve read all the manuals and still couln`t find what is the difference between the stacked and side-by-side barplots ? Could you explain me ? [[alternative HTML version deleted]] __ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. -- = David Barron Said Business School University of Oxford Park End Street Oxford OX1 1HP __ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
