[R] ylim problem in barplot

Marc Schwartz MSchwartz at mn.rr.com
Thu Jan 5 14:40:32 CET 2006


On Thu, 2006-01-05 at 14:01 +0100, Bliese, Paul D LTC USAMH wrote:
> R Version 2.2.0
> 
> Platform:  Windows

> When I use barplot but select a ylim value greater than zero, the graph
> is distorted.  The bars extend below the bottom of the graph.

> For instance the command produces a problematic graph.

> barplot(c(200,300,250,350),ylim=c(150,400))

> Any help would be appreciated.

> Paul


Use:

  barplot(c(200, 300, 250, 350), ylim = c(150, 400), xpd = FALSE)

The 'xpd = FALSE' will enable clipping of the graphic at the boundary of
the plot region.

See ?par for more information on 'xpd'.

HTH,

Marc Schwartz




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