[R] strange plots with type = "h" option

[Owen, Jason]

Thanks a lot!  I wonder why that isn't the default....

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Berton Gunter [mailto:gunter.berton at gene.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 1:14 PM
> To: Owen, Jason; r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
> Subject: RE: [R] strange plots with type = "h" option
> 
> ?par "lend"
> 
> Before plotting:
> 
> par(lend='square')
> 
> 
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: r-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch 
> > [mailto:r-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch] On Behalf Of Owen, Jason
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 9:15 AM
> > To: r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
> > Subject: [R] strange plots with type = "h" option
> > 
> > Hello,
> > 
> > With the new version 2.2.0, I get strange plots when using the 
> > histogram-like option in plot().  For example, a plot of binomial
> > probabilities:
> > 
> > > plot(0:10,dbinom(0:10,10,.1), type = "h", lwd = 30)
> > 
> > gives me weird fat cirular bars, with mass out at values with low
> > probability.  What is the issue here?  This never happened 
> > with earlier 
> > versions.
> > 
> > R on Windows XP SP 2
> > Intel processor
> > 
> > Jason
> > 
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