Include individual as a factor in your dataset, and use ggplot2: library(ggplot2) ggplot(aes(x=Date, y=Distance, color=Individual), data=data) + geom_line()
ought to do it. Jonathan On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 9:31 AM, Struve, Juliane <j.str...@imperial.ac.uk>wrote: > Sorry for posting this questions twice, but my previous question was > accidentally sent unfinished. > > Dear list, > > I would like to create a time series plot in which the paths of several > individuals are stacked above each other, with the x-axis being the total > observation period of three years ( 1.1.2004 to 31.12.2007) and the y-axis > being some defined range[min,max]. > > My data consist of Date/Time information and the paths of 45 individual as > the distance from the location of release. An example data set for 2 > individuals is given below.The observation period and frequency of > observations varies between individuals. > > I believe stackplot() may be able to do this task, but I am not sure how to > handle the variable time period and frequency of observations for different > individuals. Could someone advise if stackplot() is suitable or if there is > a better approach or package ? > > Thank you very much for your time, > > Juliane > > > Individual 1 > > Date Distance [m] > > 2005-07-18 22:05:15 1815.798 > 2005-07-18 22:06:35 1815.798 > 2005-07-18 22:08:33 1815.798 > 2005-07-18 22:09:49 1815.798 > 2005-07-18 22:12:50 1815.798 > 2005-07-18 22:16:26 1815.798 > > Individual 2 > > Date Distance [m] > 2006-08-18 09:53:20 0.0 > 2006-08-18 09:59:07 0.0 > 2006-08-18 10:09:20 0.0 > 2006-08-18 10:21:14 100.5 > > Dr. Juliane Struve > Imperial College London > Department of Life Sciences > Ascot, Berkshire, > SL5 7PY, UK > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
