[R] 3D pie

Martin Maechler maechler at stat.math.ethz.ch
Wed Apr 19 08:54:44 CEST 2006


>>>>> "PatBurns" == Patrick Burns <pburns at pburns.seanet.com>
>>>>>     on Tue, 18 Apr 2006 19:09:25 +0100 writes:

    PatBurns> You can see my opinion of 3D piecharts at
    PatBurns> http://www.burns-stat.com/pages/Tutor/spreadsheet_addiction.html

    PatBurns> Patrick Burns patrick at burns-stat.com +44 (0)20
    PatBurns> 8525 0696 http://www.burns-stat.com (home of S
    PatBurns> Poetry and "A Guide for the Unwilling S User")

Indeed!
Or:
   If you real want to commit the crime of producing 3D pies,
   then please do not abuse a beatiful software like R,
   but stay with poor man's Excel!

Martin Maechler, ETH Zurich


    PatBurns> COMTE Guillaume wrote:

    >> Hi all,
    >> 
    >> 
    >> 
    >> Is there a way to draw 3D pie with R (like excel does)?
    >> 
    >> 
    >> 
    >> I know how to do it in 2D, just by using
    >> pie(something)...
    >> 
    >> 
    >> 
    >> I know it isn't the best way to represent data, but
    >> people are sometimes more interested by the look and feel
    >> than by the accuracy of the results...
    >> 
    >> 
    >> 
    >> If there is no way, have you another suggestion ? (i
    >> already use dotchart instead of pie)
    >> 
    >> 
    >> 
    >> Thks to all of you.
    >> 
    >> COMTE Guillaume
    >> 
    >> 
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