Wolfgang Viechtbauer wrote:
> Hello R-Helpers,
>
> plot(x, y, type="b", pch="1")
>
> plots x vs. y with both a line and the symbol "1" but how do I
change
> the "spacing" of the symbol being plotted. In other words, I
don't want
> to plot the "1" at every data point, but only at every kth point
(things
> get too cluttered when there are many data points). Thanks in advance!
>
> --
> Wolfgang Viechtbauer
See function bplot defined below.
Peter Wolf
"bplot"<-
function(x,y,k,pch="*",space.size=1/70,space.bg="white",pch.col="black",...){
# plot of x and y, type "b" with symbols at every k-th points pw
10/02
# pch: characters to be plotted
# space.size: size of area for the points
# space.bg: color of area for the points
# pch.col: color of the points
plot(x,y,type="l",...)
ind<-seq(x)[seq(x)%%k==0]; x<-x[ind]; y<-y[ind]
wcoord<-par()$usr
dh<-c(wcoord[2]-wcoord[1],wcoord[4]-wcoord[3])*space.size
rect(x-dh[1],y-dh[2],x+dh[1],y+dh[2],col=space.bg,border="white")
points(x,y,pch=pch,col=pch.col)
}
# Example:
x<-1:500; y<-cumsum(rnorm(length(x),3,3))
k<-40
bplot(x,y,k,pch=1,space.size=1/70,space.bg="red",pch.col="green")
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