Message-ID: <4FAA7E8C.3080601@gmail.com>
Date: 2012-05-09T14:26:20Z
From: Duncan Murdoch
Subject: Two Y axes (same scale) in ggplot2 or plot
In-Reply-To: <CAEVDvzWzStRgYGeMdC0GSL0FGGADQXUW9ZxRbPE53vvF70LXiQ@mail.gmail.com>
On 08/05/2012 3:23 PM, Gary Dong wrote:
> Dear R users,
>
> I'm plotting housing prices in City A over past 30 years in ggplot2. The Xs
> are years since 1980. I have two housing price variables: new home prices
> and old home prices, both of them measured by $/sqft. I have searched
> related threads on multiple Y axes in ggplot2 and I understand that
> multiple Y axes in different scales are not possible. I'm wondering if it
> is possible to have multiple Y axes with the same scale in ggplot2, like in
> my case. If still not possible, is there a easy way to do it in R's default
> plot function? Thanks.
In base graphics, you can have as many axes as you like, displaying
anything. Use the axis() function. See ?axis for the arguments that
determine placement, ticks, etc.
I would guess the same flexibility is there in ggplot2, but I don't know
how to do it.
Duncan Murdoch