Try this: # create data x <- rbind("Not Stir"=c(400, 700), Stir=c(50, 180)) matplot(x, type='o', pch=16, cex=2, xaxt='n') axis(1, at=1:2, labels=rownames(x))
On Sat, Jan 9, 2010 at 9:29 AM, lse1986 <sam_eden1...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > Hey Jim, > > Thanks for your reply! > > I tried what you said, i still kept getting errors. > > here's what i want my graph to look like: > > http://i.imagehost.org/0474/Untitled_5.jpg > > i have x<-c("not stir", "stir") > > i can't plot it though :( > > > Jim Lemon wrote: > > > > On 01/09/2010 12:38 PM, lse1986 wrote: > >> Hi i want do a line graph. > >> > >> My y axis contains numeric values. My x axis contains non numeric > >> statements. > >> > >> This is what i want the graph to look like. > >> > >> When i try to plot this graph on R it comes up with the following error > >> message: > >> > >> "Error in plot.window(...) : need finite 'xlim' values > >> In addition: Warning messages: > >> 1: In xy.coords(x, y, xlabel, ylabel, log) : NAs introduced by coercion > >> 2: In min(x) : no non-missing arguments to min; returning Inf > >> 3: In max(x) : no non-missing arguments to max; returning -Inf" > >> > >> > > Hi Sam, > > While I don't know what you want the graph to look like, I would suggest > > the following: > > > > xf<-factor(x) > > plot(as.numeric(xf),rnorm(10),type="l",xaxt="n") > > axis(1,at=1:10,labels=xf) > > > > Jim > > > > ______________________________________________ > > 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<http://www.r-project.org/posting-guide.html> > > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > > > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://n4.nabble.com/Plotting-numeric-values-against-non-numeric-items-tp1010129p1010311.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<http://www.r-project.org/posting-guide.html> > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > -- Jim Holtman Cincinnati, OH +1 513 646 9390 What is the problem that you are trying to solve? [[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.