Increase margin of figure to include long labels - r

Essentially, I want to make sure that all my labels on the x-axis are non-overlapping and that the figure margins are long enough to see vertical labels.
par(mar=c(180, 70, 2, 2.1))
oldfont <- par(font=3)
table(new$Tag)
barplot(table(new$Tag),x,las=2,cex.lab=100)
Please find bar plot image here!

Are you looking for something more than just changing the margins, text size etc.?
Readability can be improve a bit by censoring out the single-counts and truncating the names.
set.seed(1)
words <- sapply(
sample(3:25, 50, replace=TRUE),
function(x) {
paste(sample(c(letters), x, replace=TRUE), collapse="")
}
)
strtrunc <- function(x, l, r="…") {
trunc <- nchar(x) > l
x[trunc] <- paste0(strtrim(x[trunc], l), r)
x
}
samp <- sample(1:50, 500, replace=TRUE)
samp.t <- round(1.2^table(samp))
samp.t[sample(1:50, 20)] <- 1
names(samp.t) <- words
dev.new(width=10, height=5)
par(mar=c(10, 4, 3, 0.5), mgp=c(0, 0.8, -0.5), cex=0.9)
b <- barplot(samp.t, xaxt="n", space=0.5, col=1)
axis(1, at=b, labels=names(samp.t), las=2, tick=FALSE, cex.axis=0.8)
mtext("All counts", line=1, cex=1.5)
#barplot with logarithmic y-axis, truncated names and no single-counts
samp.ts <- samp.t[samp.t != 1]
names(samp.ts) <- strtrunc(names(samp.ts), 15)
dev.new(width=10, height=5)
par(mar=c(10, 4, 3, 0.5), mgp=c(0, 0.8, -0.5), cex=0.9)
b <- barplot(samp.ts, xaxt="n", space=0.5, col=1, log="y")
axis(1, at=b, labels=names(samp.ts), las=2, tick=FALSE, cex.axis=1.2)
mtext("Counts > 1", line=1, cex=1.5)
Bar plots with more than 20 or so named categories generally doesn't really work so well, you'd might be better off finding a different way to visualize your data. Histogram or density plot might be an option, if it makes sense for your data. Otherwise breaking the bar plot up into smaller sections, maybe by sensible groups, might be another.

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adding horizontal "separating" lines in a single boxplot in Base R plotting

I need to add a "separating" line in Base R boxplot to separate difference groups. In the example below, I want to separate groups A and B (each having 2 levels) using a horizontal line (in red). R codes for reproducible results:
dat = data.frame(A1 = rnorm(1000, 0, 1), A2 = rnorm(1000, 1, 2),
B1 = rnorm(1000, 0.5, 0.5), B2 = rnorm(1000, 1.5, 1.5))
boxplot(dat, horizontal = T, outline=F)
Is there an easy way to do in Base R?
Also, is there an easy way to color the y-axis labels? I want to have A1 and B1 shown as red, and A2 and B2 shown as blue in the axis.
Thanks!
Use abline. To get the right position take the mean of the axTicks of the y-axis.
To get the colored labels, first omit yaxt and rebuild axis ticks and mtext, also using axTicks.
b <- boxplot(dat, horizontal=T, outline=F, yaxt="n")
ats <- axTicks(2)
axis(2, labels=F)
mtext(b$names, 2, 1, col=c(2, 4), at=ats)
abline(h=mean(ats), lwd=2, col=2)
If you want axis tick label colors corresponding to the labels, use segments instead.
b <- boxplot(dat, horizontal=T, outline=F, yaxt="n")
ats <- axTicks(2)
abline(h=mean(ats), lwd=2, col=2)
pu <- par()$usr
Map(function(x, y) segments(pu[1] - .2, x, pu[1], x, xpd=T, col=y), ats, c(2, 4))
mtext(b$names, 2, 1, col=c(2, 4), at=ats)
Edit: To adjust the space a little more use at=option in boxplot and leave out the middle axTicks.
b <- boxplot(dat, horizontal=T, outline=F, yaxt="n", at=c(1, 2, 4, 5))
ats <- axTicks(2)[-3]
abline(h=mean(ats), lwd=2, col=2)
pu <- par()$usr
Map(function(x, y) segments(pu[1] - .2, x, pu[1], x, xpd=T, col=y), ats, c(2, 4))
mtext(b$names, 2, 1, col=c(2, 4), at=ats)

Plotting a barchart over a histogram in R

I am trying to overlay a histogram with a stacked barplot, yet the barplot is always shifted to the right as it starts plotting from zero. See below for an example on what I am trying to do (without using ggplot, I should maybe add).
set.seed(1)
dat <- rnorm(1000, sd = 10)
h <- hist(dat)
cnt <- h$counts
breaks <- h$breaks
mat <- matrix(NA, nrow = 3, ncol = length(cnt))
for(i in 1:length(cnt)){
sample <- sample(1:3, size = cnt[i], replace = TRUE)
for(j in 1:3){
mat[j, i] <- sum(sample == j)
}
}
barplot(mat, add = TRUE, width = unique(diff(breaks)), space = 0,
col = c("blue", "green", "orange"))
The output from this code looks as follow:
I have tried using columnnames in the matrix mat which specify the position, but to no avail. In the plot I want to create the histogram will be overplotted entirely, as it should be in the exact same place as the barplot. The reason for plotting it in the first place is that I want the axis that a histogram plot gives me. Any ideas on how to do this are very much appreciated.
You may combine the bar mids of barplot console output and breaks of hist to create axis ticks; subtract half of barplot widths from the bar mids. Using mtext gives a better control for the axis labels.
h <- hist(dat, plot=FALSE)
# [...]
.width <- unique(diff(breaks))
b <- barplot(mat, width=.width, space=0,
col=c("blue", "green", "orange"))
axis(1, b-.width/2, labels=FALSE)
mtext(h$breaks[-length(h$breaks)], 1, 1, at=b-.width/2)
Edit
.width <- unique(diff(breaks))
b <- barplot(mat, width=.width, space=0,
col=c("blue", "green", "orange"))
ats <- seq(0, par()$usr[2], 5)
mod <- (ats + 5) %% 20 == 0
labs <- h$breaks
axis(1, ats[mod], labels=FALSE)
mtext(labs[mod], 1, 1, at=ats[mod])
I would just set a manual x axis to the barplot with the desired labels at the desired position, like this:
barplot(mat, width = unique(diff(breaks)),space = 0,
col = c("blue", "green", "orange"))
axis(1,at=c(15,35,55,75),labels = c(-20,0,20,40))

Barplot -adding percentages

So i have this numeric variables which reflect percentages
data1.pct<-19
data2.pct<-5
data3.pct<-76
class1.pct<-35
class2.pct<-18
class3.pct<-47
Now i am using this code to generate barplot
CairoPDF(paste('data1/', data, '_plot1.pdf', sep=''), family='sans', pointsize=9, width=6, height=3.25)
par(mar=(c(4, 4, 1, 13) + 0.1), mgp=c(3, 2, 0), xpd=TRUE)
barplot(cbind(
c(data1.pct, data2.pct, data3.pct),
c(class1.pct, class2.pct, class3.pct)), col=c("firebrick3", "dodgerblue3", "mistyrose1"), ylim=c(0,100), space=c(0,1)
)
legend("topright", inset=c(-0.55, 0), legend=c("not attend", "refused", "attend"), col=c("mistyrose1", "dodgerblue3", "firebrick3"), lty=1, lwd=2, bty='n')
dev.off()
and the result is
I would like to add corresponding percentages inside barplot, that is numbers/percentages in my variables. So My output should be:
I would like to use barplot funcion to do this and NOT ggplot2
I have tried adding percentages with
text(mydata, 0, round(data1.pct), 1),cex=1,pos=3) but this is not right.
To get the y-values for the text, you can use cumsum along with tail and head to get the midpoints of each bar section.
par(mar=(c(4, 4, 1, 13) + 0.1), mgp=c(3, 2, 0), xpd=TRUE)
## Make the matrix for barplot
mat <- cbind(c(data1.pct, data2.pct, data3.pct), c(class1.pct, class2.pct, class3.pct))
## Get the y-values for text
ys <- apply(mat, 2, function(x) c(x[1]/2, head(cumsum(x),-1) + tail(x,-1)/2))
## Make barplot, store x data
xs <- barplot(mat, col=c("firebrick3", "dodgerblue3", "mistyrose1"), ylim=c(0,100), space=c(0,1))
## Add text
text(rep(xs, each=nrow(ys)), c(ys), labels=c(mat))
legend("topright", inset=c(-0.55, 0), legend=c("not attend", "refused", "attend"), col=c("mistyrose1", "dodgerblue3", "firebrick3"), lty=1, lwd=2, bty='n')

Plot two time series with different y-axes: one as a dot plot (or a bar plot) and the other as a line

I have two time series of data, each with a different range of values. I would like to plot one as a dotplot and the other as a line over the dotplot. (I would settle for a decent-looking barplot and a line over the barplot, but my preference is a dotplot.)
#make some data
require(lubridate)
require(ggplot)
x1 <- sample(1990:2010, 10, replace=F)
x1 <- paste(x1, "-01-01", sep="")
x1 <- as.Date(x1)
y1 <- sample(1:10, 10, replace=T)
data1 <- cbind.data.frame(x1, y1)
year <- sample(1990:2010, 10, replace=F)
month <- sample(1:9, 10, replace=T)
day <- sample(1:28, 10, replace=T)
x2 <- paste(year, month, day, sep="-")
x2 <- as.Date(x2)
y2 <- sample(100:200, 10, replace=T)
data2 <- cbind.data.frame(x2, y2)
data2 <- data2[with(data2, order(x2)), ]
# frequency data for dot plot
x3 <- sample(1990:2010, 25, replace=T)
data2 <- as.data.frame(x3)
I can make a dotplot or barplot with one data set in ggplot:
ggplot() + geom_dotplot(data=data2, aes(x=x3))
ggplot() + geom_bar(data=data, aes(x=x1, y=y1), stat="identity")
But I can't overlay the second data set because ggplot doesn't permit a second y-axis.
I can't figure out how to plot a time series using barplot().
I can plot the first set of data as an "h" type plot, using plot(), and add the second set of data as a line, but I can't make the bars any thicker because each one corresponds to a single day over a stretch of many years, and I think it's ugly.
plot(data$x1, data$y1, type="h")
par(new = T)
plot(data2$x2, data2$y2, type="l", axes=F, xlab=NA, ylab=NA)
axis(side=4)
Any ideas? My only remaining idea is to make two separate plots and overlay them in a graphics program. :/
An easy workaround is to follow your base plotting instinct and beef up lwd for type='h'. Be sure to set lend=1 to prevent rounded lines:
par(mar=c(5, 4, 2, 5) + 0.1)
plot(data1, type='h', lwd=20, lend=1, las=1, xlab='Date', col='gray',
xlim=range(data1$x1, data2$x2))
par(new=TRUE)
plot(data2, axes=FALSE, type='o', pch=20, xlab='', ylab='', lwd=2,
xlim=range(data1$x1, data2$x2))
axis(4, las=1)
mtext('y2', 4, 3.5)
I removed the original answer.
To answer your question about making a dot plot, you can rearrange your data so that you can use the base plotting function. An example:
use the chron package for plotting:
library(chron)
dummy data:
count.data <- data.frame("dates" = c("1/27/2000", "3/27/2000", "6/27/2000", "10/27/2000"), "counts" = c(3, 10, 5, 1), stringsAsFactors = F)
replicate the dates in a list:
rep.dates <- sapply(1:nrow(count.data), function(x) rep(count.data$dates[x], count.data$counts[x]))
turn the counts into a sequence:
seq.counts <- sapply(1:nrow(count.data), function(x) seq(1, count.data$counts[x], 1))
plot it up:
plot(as.chron(rep.dates[[1]]), seq.counts[[1]], xlim = c(as.chron("1/1/2000"), as.chron("12/31/2000")),
ylim = c(0, 20), pch = 20, cex = 2)
for(i in 2:length(rep.dates)){
points(as.chron(rep.dates[[i]]), seq.counts[[i]], pch = 20, cex = 2)
}

add text to horizontal barplot in R, y-axis at different scale?

I'm trying to add some text to the right hand side of a horizontal barplot at the same heights as each bar, however, both text() and axis() don't seem to plot this at the heights corresponding to each bar.
Here's a similar barplot
x <- runif(10, 0,1)
y <- matrix(c(x, 1-x), nrow=2, ncol=10, byrow=TRUE)
barplot(y, horiz=TRUE, beside=FALSE, names.arg=seq(1,10,1), las=1, xlim=c(0, 1.2))
Neither of these two options align properly, how does the scaling work here?
axis(4, at=seq(1,10,1), labels=seq(1,10,1))
text(1.1, seq(1,10,1), labels=seq(1, 10, 1))
By chacking the documentation of barplot, you can see that it has an invisible return value: the midpoints of the bars. You can use those to add additional information to the plot.
x <- runif(10, 0,1)
y <- matrix(c(x, 1-x), nrow=2, ncol=10, byrow=TRUE)
bp <- barplot(y, horiz=TRUE, beside=FALSE, names.arg=seq(1,10,1), las=1,
xlim=c(0, 1.2))
text(x, bp, signif(x,2), pos=4)
bp

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