Message-ID: <49709CD5.4080206@nic.fi>
Date: 2009-01-16T14:42:29Z
From: K. Elo
Subject: basic boxplot questions
In-Reply-To: <50d1c22d0901160624k4bb10feegdf2fe00065aece49@mail.gmail.com>
Hi Ivo,
ivo welch wrote:
> alas, for some odd reason, my R boxplots have some fat black dots, not
> just the hollow outlier plots. Is there a description of when R draws
> hollow vs. fat dots somewhere?
> [and what is the parameter to change just the size of these dots?]
Have you tried the command '?boxplot' already? It should help you to
understand the syntax.
> Also, let me show my fundamental ignorance: I am a little surprised
> that the average box boxplot would not show the mean and sdv, too, at
> least optionally. Is there a common way to accomplish this (e.g., in
> a different color), or do I just construct it myself with standard R
> graphics line() commands?
Could you post the command(s) you have entered? Without a reproducible
example we are tapping in the dark.
Kind regards,
Kimmo