R help - Jun 2008 - plot function

dear userRs, 

I am deeply ashamed asking you this very basic question, but I did neither get
it online nor by the S/R-literature I have.

I simply want to plot the values of a COUPLE of vectors within one graph - in
concrete a couple of time series, a couple of distributions and some stacked
area graphs. I am higly convinced, that there are dozens of solutions. Could you
please recommend me one?

All the best,
      Norbert

Norbert NEUWIRTH <norbert.s.neuwirth <at> univie.ac.at> writes:
> 
> I am deeply ashamed asking you this very basic question, but I did neither
get
it online nor by the
> S/R-literature I have. 
> 
> I simply want to plot the values of a COUPLE of vectors within one graph -
in
concrete a couple of time series, a
> couple of distributions and some stacked area graphs. I am higly convinced,
that there are dozens of
> solutions. Could you please recommend me one?
It would be good if you provide a data set and an example that comes close to
what you want. With standard graphic, check the use of "lines" instead
of plot.
And for lattice, have a look at

http://dsarkar.fhcrc.org/lattice/book/figures.html

for example Fig 15.12 is a bit similar to your request.

Dieter

On 20/06/2008 4:09 AM, Norbert NEUWIRTH wrote:
> dear userRs, 
> 
> I am deeply ashamed asking you this very basic question, but I did neither
get it online nor by the S/R-literature I have.
> 
> I simply want to plot the values of a COUPLE of vectors within one graph -
in concrete a couple of time series, a couple of distributions and some stacked
area graphs. I am higly convinced, that there are dozens of solutions. Could you
please recommend me one?

x <- 1:1000
y1 <- rnorm(1000)
y2 <- rexp(1000)
ylim <- range(c(y1,y2))
plot(x, y1, col="blue", ylim = ylim)
points(x, y2, col="red")

Duncan Murdoch

Duncan Murdoch wrote:
> On 20/06/2008 4:09 AM, Norbert NEUWIRTH wrote:
>> dear userRs,
>> I am deeply ashamed asking you this very basic question, but I did
>> neither get it online nor by the S/R-literature I have.
>> I simply want to plot the values of a COUPLE of vectors within one
>> graph - in concrete a couple of time series, a couple of
>> distributions and some stacked area graphs. I am higly convinced,
>> that there are dozens of solutions. Could you please recommend me one?
>
>
> x <- 1:1000
> y1 <- rnorm(1000)
> y2 <- rexp(1000)
> ylim <- range(c(y1,y2))
> plot(x, y1, col="blue", ylim = ylim)
> points(x, y2, col="red")
>
x <- 1:1000
y1 <- rnorm(1000)
y2 <- rexp(1000)
matplot(x, cbind(y1, y2), pch="o")


vQ