| stripchart {graphics} | R Documentation |
stripchart produces one dimensional scatter plots (or dot
plots) of the given data. These plots are a good alternative to
boxplots when sample sizes are small.
stripchart(x, method="overplot", jitter=0.1, offset=1/3,
vertical=FALSE, group.names, add = FALSE, at = NULL,
xlim=NULL, ylim=NULL, main="", ylab="", xlab="",
log="", pch=0, col=par("fg"), cex=par("cex"))
x |
the data from which the plots are to be produced. The data
can be specified as a single vector, or as list of vectors, each
corresponding to a component plot. Alternatively a symbolic
specification of the form x ~ g can be given, indicating the
the observations in the vector x are to be grouped according
to the levels of the factor g.
NAs are allowed in the data. |
method |
the method to be used to separate coincident points.
The default method "overplot" causes such points to be
overplotted, but it is also possible to specify "jitter" to
jitter the points, or "stack" have coincident points
stacked. The last method only makes sense for very granular data. |
jitter |
when jittering is used, jitter gives the amount
of jittering applied. |
offset |
when stacking is used, points are stacked this many line-heights (symbol widths) apart. |
vertical |
when vertical is TRUE the plots are drawn
vertically rather than the default horizontal. |
group.names |
group labels which will be printed alongside (or underneath) each plot. |
add |
logical, if true add boxplot to current plot. |
at |
numeric vector giving the locations where the boxplots should
be drawn, particularly when add = TRUE;
defaults to 1:n where n is the number of boxes. |
xlim, ylim, main, ylab, xlab, log, pch, col, cex |
Graphical parameters. |
Extensive examples of the use of this kind of plot can be found in Box, Hunter and Hunter or Seber and Wild.
x <- rnorm(50)
xr <- round(x, 1)
stripchart(x) ; m <- mean(par("usr")[1:2])
text(m, 1.04, "stripchart(x, \"overplot\")")
stripchart(xr, method = "stack", add = TRUE, at = 1.2)
text(m, 1.35, "stripchart(round(x,1), \"stack\")")
stripchart(xr, method = "jitter", add = TRUE, at = 0.7)
text(m, 0.85, "stripchart(round(x,1), \"jitter\")")
data(OrchardSprays)
with(OrchardSprays,
stripchart(decrease ~ treatment,
main = "stripchart(Orchardsprays)", ylab = "decrease",
vertical = TRUE, log = "y"))
with(OrchardSprays,
stripchart(decrease ~ treatment, at = c(1:8)^2,
main = "stripchart(Orchardsprays)", ylab = "decrease",
vertical = TRUE, log = "y"))