Visualizing Data in R 4: Graphics Using the base, graphics, stats, and ggplot2 Packages

© Margot Tollefson 2021

M. TollefsonVisualizing Data in R 4https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6831-5_2

2. The plot( ) Function

Margot Tollefson¹  

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Stratford, IA, USA

 

The plot() function in R creates a graphic from objects of specific R classes. A figure resulting from a call to plot() can contain text, lines, points, and/or images, and the areas of the graphic can be filled by colors or patterns. The kind of graphic displayed depends on the class of the object(s) to be displayed. For example, a single time series (an object of class ts) gives a line plot that is plotted over time.

2.1 Arguments and Default Values

By default, a graphic usually has black lines and text – with preset line, point, and text sizes and weights. Arguments that change the ...