I am not sure I understand exactly what you want but does this do anything like what you want?
library(ggplot2) mydata <- data.frame(result = rnorm(100), group = rep(c("1", "2"), each = 50), side = sample(c("L", "R"), 100, replace = TRUE) , dtime = rep(1:10, each=10)) p <- ggplot(mydata , aes( group, result, fill = side ))+ geom_boxplot() + facet_wrap(~dtime) p John Kane Kingston ON Canada > -----Original Message----- > From: dysonspher...@gmail.com > Sent: Tue, 30 Oct 2012 11:21:49 -0700 (PDT) > To: r-help@r-project.org > Subject: [R] boxplots of various levels > > noob here > trying to make boxplots of some data > i would like to separate the boxplots according to conditons of various > levels > for example: > > i have > group:1 and 2, each group performed tests consisting of > condition A,B,C,D > side: left and right > time: 1 to 10 > > I would like separate boxplots of the results (x) of the tests (numeric) > for > each group under each condition on each side over time. > > so far i have set it up like this: > boxplot(test$x~test$time) > this gives me the plot for all vaues of x in each time bin. basicaly i > would need a command that tells R to include only the data that agrees > with > the group, condition, and side I set. > something like > boxplot(test$x~test$time) where > test$group=1,test$condition=A,test$side=left > > can this be done? > > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/boxplots-of-various-levels-tp4647917.html > Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > ______________________________________________ > 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. ____________________________________________________________ Send any screenshot to your friends in seconds... Works in all emails, instant messengers, blogs, forums and social networks. TRY IM TOOLPACK at http://www.imtoolpack.com/default.aspx?rc=if2 for FREE ______________________________________________ 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.