[R] Mixing plotting symbols with text

[Erin Hodgess]

Thank you everyone, for your help!!

Sincerely,
Erin


On Tue, Jun 7, 2022 at 4:13 PM Bert Gunter <bgunter.4567 using gmail.com> wrote:

> I assume this is using R's basic plotting engine.
>
> If so, you **might** be able to do this nicely with legend(). Jim Lemon's
> plotrix package might also have something for you.
>
> Otherwise you can set plot limits explicitly, and then plot the point
> outside those limits with your desired pch by setting xpd = TRUE. Something
> like:
>
> plot(c(1,1.5,2), c(3,5.5,4), pch = c(1,3,1), ylim = c(2.5,4.5),
>      xpd = TRUE)
>
> Then use mtext() to add your text nearby.
> Inelegant, but it should work.
>
> Cheers,
> Bert Gunter
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 7, 2022 at 12:39 PM Erin Hodgess <erinm.hodgess using gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello!
>>
>> Hope you’re having a great day!
>>
>> I would like to combine plotting symbols with text.
>>
>> I have tried
>> xp2a <- expression(paste(pch =3, “my stuff”))
>> But when I use that as a plot title, it just shows as “3 my stuff”.
>>
>> I have a feeling that it’s going to be something very straightforward that
>> I am missing.
>>
>> Thanks for your help,
>> Sincerely,
>> Erin
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>> Erin Hodgess, PhD
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