On Sat, 28 Jun 2003 14:03:27 +0200 (MEST) Shravan Vasishth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi folks, > > I want to have a y-axis using matplot where the y axis is truncated as > shown schematically below: > > (msecs) > > 3000 | x > ~ > ~ > 800 | x > | > | x > | > ----|----|----|----------------- > 1 2 3 > Position > > The ~ is supposed to stand for a curved line showing a break. The issue is > that I want to plot the points shown by the x's, but if I plot a > continuous y axis then the confidence intervals about the points at > positions 2 and 3 are not clearly visible... > > Can someone suggest how this might be done? I did study the manuals and > contributed manuals first, and searched the archives and FAQs, just > couldn't find any discussion of such a situation. > > Thanks much in advance, > > -- > Shravan Vasishth Phone: +49 (681) 302 4504 See W. Cleveland "The Elements of Graphing Data" (Hobart Press) for reasons not to do this. Consider using a nonlinear scale or making the graph taller. --- Frank E Harrell Jr Prof. of Biostatistics & Statistics Div. of Biostatistics & Epidem. Dept. of Health Evaluation Sciences U. Virginia School of Medicine http://hesweb1.med.virginia.edu/biostat ______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help