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RP Notes Unit 5 - Advanced Graphs

The document discusses advanced graphics concepts in R programming including plotting regions and margins, point-and-click coordinate interaction using the locator function, specialized text and label notation using expression, defining colors using names, hexadecimal codes and RGB values, color palettes, and 3D scatterplots.

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RP Notes Unit 5 - Advanced Graphs

The document discusses advanced graphics concepts in R programming including plotting regions and margins, point-and-click coordinate interaction using the locator function, specialized text and label notation using expression, defining colors using names, hexadecimal codes and RGB values, color palettes, and 3D scatterplots.

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R Programming Notes – Unit V

Advanced Graphics
Plotting regions and margins
In R, a plot (graphic window) consist of following three regions:

 Plot region : This is the region where actual plot appears. R uses the coordinate system to
draw the graphics.
 Figure region (figure margin - mar) : This region consists the axes, labels, and title of a graph.
We can retrieve or set the figure region by using the “mar” parameter.
 Outer region (outer margin - oma) : This is the outermost region which is not included by
default. This can be set by using the “oma” parameter.

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Point-and-Click Coordinate Interaction


The locator() function in R is used for interactive input of a set of graphic coordinates.

Explanation of the following R code snippet to understand the usage of locator() function:

1. A simple plot is first drawn using plot(1) function.

2. Then, run the locator() function. When locator function is active, the R allows to randomly
click on plot region.

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3. Once completed, click “Finish”. This allows to store the clicked co-ordinates into a vector
points.

4. Use print() function to prints all the clicked co-ordinates on the console.

Specialized Text and Label Notation


The R graphics allows to add following in the plot region:

 customize font
o three font family (sans, serif, mono) are supported
o four format (normal, bold, italic, bold and italic) can be applied
 Greek symbols
 math expressions

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R uses the expression() function to add customized text and labels on the plot region. The following
code snippet demonstrates the usage expression() function:

Defining Colors
In R, colors can be defined and used in various following methods:

 Color names :
> my_color <- “red”

 Hexadecimal color codes :


> my_color <- “#FF0000”

 RGB values :
> my_color <- rgb(1,0,0)

Color Palettes

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3D Scatterplots

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