[R] error bars in line plots

[Richard Rowe]

At 09:23 07/10/02 +0200, you wrote:
>On 6 Oct 2002, Myriam Abramson wrote:
>
>   |Hi!
>   |
>   |Could you tell me how I can draw a graph with error bars?
>   |Sorry, I don't use R that often and I couldn't find it easily in the
>   |documentation.
>and Ott Toomet responded
>There is no errorbars function in the package.  But you may easily construct
>your own using segments().  I add my own versions below (actually, why not
>put something similar into the base package?).

When I first met the problem I felt error bars should be added ... however 
different disciplines have different ideas on what confidence intervals 
should be and a 'packaged' version of 'error bars' may be less than 
helpful.  Maybe a short script should be put somewhere accessable?  I built 
my own script in a couple of minutes based on previous solutions given by 
readers of r-help ... . It is actually a nice beginner exercise in R 
programming, taking a few moments with every prospect of swift success,


Richard Rowe
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Department of Zoology and Tropical Ecology, James Cook University
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