[R] graph with 15 combinations

[Greg Snow]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venn_Diagram#Extensions_to_higher_numbers_of_sets

shows a couple of solutions, not in R, but the ideas could be implemented in R.

Hope this helps,

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: r-help-bounces at r-project.org [mailto:r-help-bounces at r-
> project.org] On Behalf Of Penner, Johannes
> Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 1:04 PM
> To: r-help at r-project.org
> Subject: [R] graph with 15 combinations
> 
> Dear R helpers,
> 
> I have a data set with 4 types (W, C, E & S). Now I have values for all
> types plus all possible combinations (the order is unimportant): W, C,
> WC, E, WE, CE, WCE, S, WS, CS, WCS, ES, WES, CES & WCES. Ideally I
> would
> like to represent everything in one graph and as concise as possible.
> Drawing 4 circles and depicting it as overlap just gives me 13 out of
> the 15 possibilities needed (as e.g. depicted here
> http://www.psy.ritsumei.ac.jp/~akitaoka/classic9e.html in the graph
> "Four circles surrounding illusion").
> 
> Does anybody has a nice solution, ideally with a possible solution in
> R?
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> Johannes
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