If the variable names are too long to allow room for each to be displayed on a
barplot, how can the direction of the text be changed?
a <- cbind(2.4,2.4,2.5,2.6,2.6,2.6,2.6,2.6,2.9,2.9,2.9)
b <- cbind(2.3,2.5,2.4,2.2,3.2,2.4,2.9,2.6,2.9,3.0,2.8)
h <- rbind(a,b)
colnames(h) <-
c("one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine","ten","eleven")
rownames(h) <- c("Pre-stage","Post-stage")
barplot(h, beside = T, legend = colnames(g), horiz = T, xlim = c(0, 5))
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See las under ?par. You can often pass par parameters to higher-level graphics functions, so barplot(h, las=2) (for example) works. HTH, Simon. At 11:27 AM 24/08/2005, Murray Pung wrote:>If the variable names are too long to allow room for each to be displayed >on a barplot, how can the direction of the text be changed? > >a <- cbind(2.4,2.4,2.5,2.6,2.6,2.6,2.6,2.6,2.9,2.9,2.9) >b <- cbind(2.3,2.5,2.4,2.2,3.2,2.4,2.9,2.6,2.9,3.0,2.8) >h <- rbind(a,b) >colnames(h) <- >c("one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine","ten","eleven") >rownames(h) <- c("Pre-stage","Post-stage") >barplot(h, beside = T, legend = colnames(g), horiz = T, xlim = c(0, 5)) > > >Many Thanks >Murray > >Murray Pung | Research Analyst >AIM Research & HR Consulting >PO Box 328, Nth Sydney NSW 2060 >P +61 (02) 9956 3951 >F +61 (02) 9922 2210 >www.aimsurveys.com.au > >______________________________________________ >R-help at 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.htmlSimon Blomberg, B.Sc.(Hons.), Ph.D, M.App.Stat. Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies The Australian National University Canberra ACT 0200 Australia T: +61 2 6125 7800 email: Simon.Blomberg_at_anu.edu.au F: +61 2 6125 0757 CRICOS Provider # 00120C
On Wed, 24 Aug 2005, Murray Pung wrote:> If the variable names are too long to allow room for each to be displayed on a barplot, how can the direction of the text be changed? > > a <- cbind(2.4,2.4,2.5,2.6,2.6,2.6,2.6,2.6,2.9,2.9,2.9) > b <- cbind(2.3,2.5,2.4,2.2,3.2,2.4,2.9,2.6,2.9,3.0,2.8) > h <- rbind(a,b) > colnames(h) <- c("one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine","ten","eleven") > rownames(h) <- c("Pre-stage","Post-stage") > barplot(h, beside = T, legend = colnames(g), horiz = T, xlim = c(0, 5)) > >barplot(h, beside = T, legend = colnames(h), horiz = T, xlim = c(0, 5), las=1) will do it. Note: colnames(h) not colnames(g) David Scott _________________________________________________________________ David Scott Department of Statistics, Tamaki Campus The University of Auckland, PB 92019 Auckland NEW ZEALAND Phone: +64 9 373 7599 ext 86830 Fax: +64 9 373 7000 Email: d.scott at auckland.ac.nz Graduate Officer, Department of Statistics
On Wed, 24-Aug-2005 at 01:54PM +1200, David Scott wrote:
|> On Wed, 24 Aug 2005, Murray Pung wrote:
|>
|> > If the variable names are too long to allow room for each to be
displayed on a barplot, how can the direction of the text be changed?
|> >
|> > a <- cbind(2.4,2.4,2.5,2.6,2.6,2.6,2.6,2.6,2.9,2.9,2.9)
|> > b <- cbind(2.3,2.5,2.4,2.2,3.2,2.4,2.9,2.6,2.9,3.0,2.8)
|> > h <- rbind(a,b)
|> > colnames(h) <-
c("one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine","ten","eleven")
|> > rownames(h) <- c("Pre-stage","Post-stage")
|> > barplot(h, beside = T, legend = colnames(g), horiz = T, xlim = c(0,
5))
|> >
|> >
|>
|> barplot(h, beside = T, legend = colnames(h), horiz = T, xlim = c(0, 5),
|> las=1)
|>
|> will do it.
|>
|> Note: colnames(h) not colnames(g)
And note that rownames(h) will give a more sensible legend.
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