How to plot Figure 6-7 from your new book?

Started 9 months ago by minghsuy / 3 posts

minghsuy
Member
Posted 9 months ago #

Hi
I tried to use
scatter.smooth(x=1:length(unemployment$Value), y=unemployment$Value,ylim=c(0,11), degree=2, col="#CC00CC", span=0.5,family='symmetric',lwd=2,frame.plot=FALSE)
But the line is not able to become thicker, only the data points become thicker, may you let us know how to plot as professional as you did in your book by R? Thank you
nathany
FlowingData Editor
Posted 9 months ago #

@minghsuy - I brought that graph into Illustrator and changed colors, background, and line thickness, but if you want to change the line width in R, you'll have to draw the LOESS line (the fitted curve) separately. So instead of using scatter.smooth(), you could use plot() for just the dots, and then use loess() and lines() to add the line.

I haven't tried this (just did a quick search), but it might be helpful:

http://research.stowers-institute.org/efg/R/Statistics/loess.htm

hth.
minghsuy
Member
Posted 9 months ago #

Thank you :)

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