dotplot(x, labels=NULL, groups=NULL, gdata=NULL, color, gcolor, pch=11, gpch=11, cex, ...)
x
|
either a vector or matrix of numeric values
(NAs are allowed).
If x is a matrix the overall plot consists of
juxtaposed dotplots for each row.
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labels
|
a vector of labels for each point.
For vectors the default is to use names(x) and for
matrices the row labels dimnames(x)[[1]].
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gdata
| data values for the groups. This is typically a summary such as the median or mean of each group. |
color
| the color to be used for points an labels. |
gcolor
| the color to be used for group labels and values. |
pch
| the plotting character or symbol to be used. |
gpch
| the plotting character or symbol to be usea for group values. |
cex
|
the character size to be used. Setting cex
to value smaller than one can be a useful way of avoiding label
overlap.
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...
| graphical parameters can also be specified as arguments. |
dotplot produces two variants of dotplots as described
in Cleveland's graphics book.
Dotcharts are a reasonable substitute for barcharts.