[R] stem and leaf plot: how to edit the stem-values

Rolf Turner r.turner at auckland.ac.nz
Mon Jul 14 04:03:51 CEST 2008


On 14/07/2008, at 1:45 PM, Duncan Murdoch wrote:

> On 13/07/2008 5:40 PM, Jörg Groß wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I would like to make a stem and leaf plot and I want to edit the   
>> category-names.
>
> If you have a computer you can do much better histograms.  But  
> since you have chosen to do this, one way is to edit the underlying  
> C code.  It's available in
>
> https://svn.r-project.org/R/src/appl/stem.c

	You could also have a look at the stem.leaf() function in the
	aplpack package; this is written in raw R, making it easier
	to edit if you don't quite like what it produces.
>
> Another way is to save the plot into a file, and manually edit the  
> file.
>
> The best way is to produce the whole thing by hand, using pen and  
> paper, while sitting on a tropical island without access to a  
> computer.  I recommend Half Moon Caye, http://maps.google.com/maps? 
> f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=half+moon 
> +caye&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=93.342821,105.292969&ie=UTF8&ll=17.2 
> 06312,-87.532454&spn=0.05854,0.051413&t=h&z=14

It's alright for *some*.  The rest of us are chained to our desks. :-)

	cheers,

		Rolf
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