plotrix (version 2.0.2)

gap.plot: Display a plot with a gap (missing range) on one axis

Description

Displays a plot with a missing range.

Usage

gap.plot(x,y,gap,gap.side="y",xaxlab,xtics,yaxlab,ytics,
  col=par("col"),...)

Arguments

x,y

data values

gap

the range of values to be left out

gap.side

whether the gap is to be on the x or y axis

xaxlab

labels for the x axis ticks

xtics

position of the x axis ticks

yaxlab

labels for the y axis ticks

ytics

position of the y axis ticks

col

color(s) in which to plot the values

...

arguments passed to plot.

Value

• nil

Details

Displays a plot omitting a range of values on one axis. Typically used when there is a relatively large gap in the overall range of one set of values. See axis.break for a brief discussion of plotting on discontinuous coordinates.

See Also

gap.barplot

Examples

twogrp<-c(rnorm(10)+4,rnorm(10)+20)
 gap.plot(twogrp,gap=c(8,16),xlab="Index",ylab="Group values",
  main="Plot gap on Y axis")
 if(dev.interactive()) par(ask=TRUE)
 gap.plot(twogrp,rnorm(20),gap=c(8,16),gap.side="x",xlab="X values",
  xtics=c(4,7,17,20),ylab="Y values",main="Plot gap on X axis") 
 par(ask=FALSE)