[R] Graphics culture

[Martin Henry H. Stevens]

Dear Everybody,

Scatterplot matrices and lattice plots in S and R label respective axes on
alternate sides. I kind of like this, but one of my collaborators doesn't
like this feature. He is sort of a stick-in-the-mud when it comes to
something he has never seen before, and in his defense, I don't think I have
seen it before in any of our usual journals (e.g., Ecology, Journal of
Ecology, Ecology Letters, Science, Nature).

The primary merit to the alternate sides feature seems to be that it allows
more space around each axis label. The two problems seem to be that (1)
reviewers don't like unusual formatting, and (2) when examining the data you
often have to hunt for the axis label (these two problems are, obviously,
related).

I know I can specify label placement in S+, and I assume I can do so in R. I
am inclined, however, to go with the default (alternate side) approach,
because I trust in the wisdom of the R developers, and I like unusual, novel
things.

I will appreciate any opinions on this subject.

Henry

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Martin Henry H. Stevens
HStevens at muohio.edu
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FAX: (513) 529 - 4243

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