R help - Feb 2010 - Dual Category X-Axis (Multi-Level)

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone knows of a way to produce multilevel x-axis groupings
similar to Excel's pivotcharts.  (If you're not sure what I'm
talking about, here's an example:
http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/chart-with-a-dual-category-axis/).

I realize that I could use mtext to manually insert text where desired, but I
was hoping for a more systematic approach.

Thanks in advance,
-eric


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Using mtext is probably one of the most straight forward ways.  You can also use
something like:

par(mfrow=c(1,3), mar=c(5.1,0,4.1,0), oma=c(0,4.1,0,1.1))

one <- 1:3
two <- 2:5
three <- 6:4

names(one) <- LETTERS[1:3]
names(two) <- letters[2:5]
names(three) <- state.abb[6:4]

tmp.ylim <- range(0,one,two,three)

barplot(one, col='red', bty='n', xlab='one',
ylim=tmp.ylim)
barplot(two, col='green', bty='n', xlab='two',
ylim=tmp.ylim, ylab='', yaxt='n')
barplot(three, col='blue', xlab='three', bty='n',
ylim=tmp.ylim, ylab='', yaxt='n')


Or you could put that in a loop.

Hope this helps,


-- 
Gregory (Greg) L. Snow Ph.D.
Statistical Data Center
Intermountain Healthcare
greg.snow at imail.org
801.408.8111

> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: [R] Dual Category X-Axis (Multi-Level)
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I was wondering if anyone knows of a way to produce multilevel x-axis
> groupings similar to Excel's pivotcharts.  (If you're not sure what
I'm
> talking about, here's an example:
> http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/chart-with-a-dual-category-axis/).
> 
> I realize that I could use mtext to manually insert text where desired,
> but I was hoping for a more systematic approach.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> -eric
> 
> 
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