[R] histogram break width

[Sarah Goslee]

See below:

On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 10:05 AM, Vihan Pandey <vihanpandey at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am generating histograms with the following R script :
>
> #!/usr/bin/Rscript
>
> out_file = "histo.png"
> png(out_file)
>
> scan("values.csv") -> myvalues
> hist(myvalues, breaks = 50)
>
> dev.off()
>
> print(paste("Plot was saved in:", getwd()))
>
>
> I want the histogram to have a larger number of breaks, but a smaller
> break width, the idea is to make it appear smoother like a filled
> curve. If I keep increasing breaks it starts looking messy. Any
> suggestions?

Get better data?
Use a different type of plot, like a filled curve maybe?

If a histogram isn't meeting your needs, then use something else.

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Sarah Goslee
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