R help - Sep 2008 - warning with hist

Hello everybody,

I don't understand the warning I get when executing the following code:

x <- rnorm(100)
h <- hist(x, plot= FALSE, freq = FALSE)

If I don't use the plot-argument, I don't get a warning...
Any explanations for me?


Antje

> I don't understand the warning I get when executing the following code:
> 
> x <- rnorm(100)
> h <- hist(x, plot= FALSE, freq = FALSE)
The warning is
"Warning message:
In hist.default(x, plot = FALSE, freq = FALSE) :
  argument ?freq? is not made use of"

The explanation is pretty simple. 

freq determines whether or not the histogram is of counts or probability 
densities.  Since you used plot=FALSE, you aren't plotting anything, so 
freq does nothing.

Regards,
Richie.

Mathematical Sciences Unit
HSL


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