[R] Multiple series plot with different 'type' argument

[Dirk Eddelbuettel]

On 24 July 2005 at 12:03, Dirk Eddelbuettel wrote:
| library(zoo)
| 
| ## make up an date index
| index <- Sys.Date() + seq(-99,0,by=1)
| 
| ## init random number generato
| set.seed(42)
| ## and create two random series, with the date index
| X1 <- zoo(cumsum(rnorm(100)), index)
| X2 <- zoo(cumsum(rnorm(100)), index)
| 
| ## plot series, suppress axes, set limit to range of both series
| oldpar <- par(mar=c(4,4,2,4))           # extra space on the right
| plot(X1, col='blue', ylab="X1", type='l', xaxs="i", ylim=range(X, Y))
| axis(2, col.axis='blue')                # y-axis for X1, overplotting
| grid()                                  # prettier 
| 
| par(new=TRUE)                           # add to the plot
| plot(X2, col='green', type='l', ylab="", axes=FALSE, xaxs="i", ylim=range(X, Y))
| axis(4, col.axis='green')
| ## need mtext() to annotate 2nd y-axis as title() doesn't do it
| mtext("X2", side=4, line=2) 

Oops, the range() calls needs to be range(X1,X2). Sorry!

Dirk
 
| Hope this helps, Dirk
| 
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