[R] Interaction plots as lines or bars?

[Michael Kubovy]

Dear r-helpers,

An editor has suggested that I use bar plots to capture an interaction  
of two 2-level factors and an interaction of a 2 by 3 factorial  
experiment. (It would seem that there's a fear that someone might try  
to interpolate between, e.g., 'male' and 'female'.) In general it  
seems to me that an interaction plot with lines is easier to read, and  
not likely to mislead. Does anyone know if and where this has been  
discussed?


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