R help - May 2012 - Two Y axes (same scale) in ggplot2 or plot

Dear R users,

I'm plotting housing prices in City A over past 30 years in ggplot2. The Xs
are years since 1980. I have two housing price variables: new home prices
and old home prices, both of them measured by $/sqft. I have searched
related threads on multiple Y axes in ggplot2 and I understand that
multiple Y axes in different scales are not possible. I'm wondering if it
is possible to have multiple Y axes with the same scale in ggplot2, like in
my case. If still not possible, is there a easy way to do it in R's default
plot function? Thanks.

Gary

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On 08/05/2012 3:23 PM, Gary Dong wrote:
> Dear R users,
>
> I'm plotting housing prices in City A over past 30 years in ggplot2.
The Xs
> are years since 1980. I have two housing price variables: new home prices
> and old home prices, both of them measured by $/sqft. I have searched
> related threads on multiple Y axes in ggplot2 and I understand that
> multiple Y axes in different scales are not possible. I'm wondering if
it
> is possible to have multiple Y axes with the same scale in ggplot2, like in
> my case. If still not possible, is there a easy way to do it in R's
default
> plot function? Thanks.
In base graphics, you can have as many axes as you like, displaying 
anything.  Use the axis() function.  See ?axis for the arguments that 
determine placement, ticks, etc.

I would guess the same flexibility is there in ggplot2, but I don't know 
how to do it.

Duncan Murdoch