R help - Aug 2010 - Aspect Ratio

set.seed(1)
x <- rnorm(n = 1000, mean = 0, sd = 1)
plot(x = x, asp = 2000)

Could someone please explain what the 'asp' parameter is doing?

Hi,
>From the documentation for ?plot  'asp' the y/x aspect ratio, see
'plot.window'.  Here is a little demonstration of what different
values would look like:

#############
set.seed(1)
x <- rnorm(n = 1000, mean = 0, sd = 1)

# so that four plots can be in one window for comparison
par(mfcol=c(2,2))

# Make the four plots with a variety of aspect ratios
plot(x = x, asp = 2000)
plot(x = x, asp = 10)
plot(x = x, asp = 1)
plot(x = x, asp = 1/2)
##############


Cheers,

Josh

On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 2:13 PM, r.ookie <r.ookie at live.com>
wrote:
> set.seed(1)
> x <- rnorm(n = 1000, mean = 0, sd = 1)
> plot(x = x, asp = 2000)
>
> Could someone please explain what the 'asp' parameter is doing?
>
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On Aug 19, 2010, at 5:13 PM, r.ookie wrote:
> set.seed(1)
> x <- rnorm(n = 1000, mean = 0, sd = 1)
> plot(x = x, asp = 2000)
>
> Could someone please explain what the 'asp' parameter is doing?
You want us to read the help page to you?

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David Winsemius, MD
West Hartford, CT