try this: x1 <- rnorm(1000) x2 <- rnorm(1000)
d1 <- density(x1) d2 <- density(x2) plot(range(d1$x, d2$x), range(d1$y, d2$y), type = "n", xlab = "x", ylab = "Density") lines(d1, col = "red") lines(d2, col = "blue") I hope it helps. Best, Dimitris ---- Dimitris Rizopoulos Ph.D. Student Biostatistical Centre School of Public Health Catholic University of Leuven Address: Kapucijnenvoer 35, Leuven, Belgium Tel: +32/(0)16/336899 Fax: +32/(0)16/337015 Web: http://med.kuleuven.be/biostat/ http://www.student.kuleuven.be/~m0390867/dimitris.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Antje" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch> Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 1:11 PM Subject: [R] two density curves in one plot? > Hello, > > I was wondering if I can plot two curves I get from "density(data)" > into > one plot. I want to compare both. > With the following commad, I just get one curve plotted: > > plot( density(mydata) ) > > Sorry for this stupid question but I could not find a solution until > now... > > Antje > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch 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. > Disclaimer: http://www.kuleuven.be/cwis/email_disclaimer.htm ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch 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.