[R] 3D pie

[Berton Gunter]

For more comments on this sort of thing, google on "chartjunk."

-- Bert

> -----Original Message-----
> From: r-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch 
> [mailto:r-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch] On Behalf Of Martin Maechler
> Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 11:55 PM
> To: COMTE Guillaume
> Cc: r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch; Patrick Burns
> Subject: Re: [R] 3D pie
> 
> >>>>> "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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