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Message-ID: <201108080011.p780BLQD031003@mail14.tpg.com.au>
Date: 2011-08-08T00:09:36Z
From: Duncan Mackay
Subject: Creating a scatterplot with sequential dates on x-axis?
In-Reply-To: <CABDKo+x8eMdX_U+t3gXsVsv8u7BoL3c9zUGey+wQivTbifR4YA@mail.g mail.com>

Try
library(lattice)
x = seq(from = as.Date("2011-01-01"), by = "1 month", length = 10)
y = rnorm(10)
xyplot(y~x)
?xyplot
?seq

Regards

Duncan


Duncan Mackay
Department of Agronomy and Soil Science
University of New England
ARMIDALE NSW 2351
Email: home mackay at northnet.com.au


At 10:00 08/08/2011, you wrote:
>Hi all.
>
>I need to plot 30 values and I'd like the x-axis to have 30 dates values,
>e.g., 5/1/2011, 5/2/2011, etc. so an observer could see how the values
>correspond as the month progresses.
>
>Is there a convenient function I could use? I considered creating two
>vectors, x and y, then simply plotting those.
>
>Thanks,
>
>~Caitlin
>
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