the following can only be set with par() location size par () (magnification factor) axis labels xlab =, ylab = all elements cex = multiple mfcol = c(nrow,ncol) plot margins oma = c(bottom, left, subtitle sub = (outer) top, right) default: axis labels cex.lab = plots mfrow = c(nrow,ncol) title main = c(0, 0, 0, 0) lines subtitle cex.sub = plot margins mar = c(bottom, left, style tick mark labels cex.axis = top, right) default: query x & y title cex.main = par (usr) font face font = 1 (plain) c(5.1, 4.1, 4.1, 2.1) lines limits 2 (bold) 3 (italic) position CREATE A NEW PLOT 4 (bold italic) text direction las = 1 (horizontal) font family family = serif Bar charts barplot(height, ) Histograms hist(x, ) justification adj = 0 .5 1 sans mono bar labels names.arg = breakpts breaks = (left, center, right) border border = fill color col = ADD TO AN EXISTING PLOT Line charts plot(x, type = l ) horizontal horiz = TRUE blank|0 Add new plot [any plot function] Lines lines (x,) line type lty = solid|1 (,add = TRUE) line style lty = Box plots boxplot(x, ) dashed|2 ex. barplot(x, add = TRUE) line width lwd = dotted|3 horizontal horizontal = TRUE line width lwd = color col = Axes axis (side, ) box labels names = location side = 1 2 3 4 Points points (x,) (bottom, left, top, right) symbol pch = Dot plots dotchart(x, ) Scatterplots plot(x, ) pch = tick mark: dot labels labels = symbol labels labels = REMOVE ADJUST location at = remove tick = FALSE color col = axis labels ann = FALSE allow plotting rotate text las = 1 (horizontal) fill color bg = (pch: 21-25 only) out of plot xpd = TRUE axis, tickmarks, xaxt = n Axis labels mtext (text, ) Text text (x, y, text,) region and labels yaxt = n location side = 1 2 3 4 position pos = 1 2 3 4 (bottom, left, top, right) (rel. to x,y) (below, left, above, right) aspect ratio asp = (default=center) plot box bty = n lines to skip line = (from plot axis limits xlim =, ylim = region, default = 0) Title title (main,) position at = x or y-coord axis labels xlab =, ylab = NOTE: Many of the parameters here axis lines to xaxs = i , (depending on side) can be also be set in par(). See R yaxs = i (internal subtitle sub = match help for more options. axis limits axis calculation) justification adj = 0 .5 1 title main = (left, center, right) Joyce
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