HI Sebasian, I don't think I have ever seen this type of presentation. Could you provide a reference to a journal article that uses this? It might make it easier to visualize exactly what you want.
--- On Mon, 7/7/08, Sebastian Merz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Sebastian Merz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [R] indicating significant differences in boxplots > To: r-help@r-project.org > Received: Monday, July 7, 2008, 5:19 AM > Hi all! > > Writing a paper using a lot of boxplots I was asked to mark > the > significant differences between plotted groups using > "stars on > top". > > These stars are found freqeuntly in medical papers and > printed > above boxplots when there is a significant difference > (usually using a > bar to indicate which groups are meant if there are more > then two in a > plot). > > I was able to calculate whatever test, check the > significance and > depending on it to put a star (written with text-function) > between > two groups in a boxplot. But I was not > able to make the text between two groups apear above the > actual > plotting region nor to draw a simple line, indicating which > plots are > meant. Also this solution seems to more of a hack then > actual > programming. > > Is there a better way to solve this issue? Any ideas where > to look? > > I hope I haven been clear and thank you for your effort, > S. Merz > > ______________________________________________ > 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. ______________________________________________ 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.
