[R] How to change label size in a plot

[Uwe Ligges]

Fiona Mc Cahey wrote:

> Dear all,
> 
> I have created a plot like this:
> 
> matrix<-read.table("G:\\my documents\\names.txt",header=T)
> hc<-hclust(dist(matrix)^2,"cen")
> memb<-cutree(hc,k=10)
> plot(hc,col="black")

What about specifying argument "cex"?

Uwe Ligges


> This prints out a dendrogram with labels, but the text of the labels is
> large, so they overlap and are unreadable. How can I decrease the size of
> the lable text on a dendrogram so that it does not overlap and is therefore
> readable?
> 
> I know the question is similar to that posted by Michael Schmitt on 19 March
> 2005, but as far as I can see, the question was not answered.
> 
> Many Thanks,
> 
> Fiona
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