[R] Plot symbols for more than 25 groups

[John Fox]

Dear Marc,

I may misunderstand your question, so perhaps this answer isn't what you're
looking for: 

A short time ago, Henrik Bengtsson posted a function to r-help (search for
plotSymbols in the list archive) that displays all available symbols. I
think that it's fair to say that fewer than 25 of these could be
characterized as distinct geometric symbols. 

On the other hand, the colour space for R is very large; see, e.g.,
help("colours") and the help pages linked to it. 

Moreover, if you take combinations of filled symbols and even basic colours,
you could in principle represent more than 25 groups. I wonder, however,
whether someone viewing a graph with so many different symbols will be able
to parse the information.

I hope this helps,
 John

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> R. Feldesman
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> Subject: [R] Plot symbols for more than 25 groups
> 
> Is there any effective way to get distinct geometric plotting 
> symbols and colors for plots involving more than 25 groups?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Dr. Marc R. Feldesman
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