[R] How get the single bar x coordinate in barchart when groups is used?

[Peter Ehlers]

On 2010-02-20 6:22, Walmes Marques Zeviani wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I am using barchart() to plot values above the bars. When using groups argument we get bars grouped arround a given x level. By placing values above this bars we need to know the respective x coordinates. How can I get it?
>
> require(lattice)
> da<- expand.grid(x=1:5, z=1:3, w=1:2)
> da$y<- rpois(da$x, lambda=23)
>
> barchart(y~x|w, groups=z, data=da, horizontal=FALSE,
>           panel=function(x, y, subscripts, groups, ...){
>             panel.barchart(x, y, subscripts=subscripts, groups=groups, ...)
>             d<- 0.22 #<------ how obtain "d" or coordinates?
>             panel.text(x+c(-d,0,d), y, label=y, pos=3)
>           })
>

The width of each bar is 'd';
the width of the space between bars is 's';
the distance from the start of one group to the start of the
next group is 3*d + s = 1 unit on the x-scale;

Now we need to know the relationship of 's' to 'd': 3*d/s = 2;
Hence 3*d + 3*d/2 = 1 => d = 2/9 (so your 0.22 was spot-on).

How do we know that 3*d/s = 2? That's the default box.ratio value.
See what happens if you add box.ratio=3 (or whatever) to your call.

  -Peter Ehlers


> Thanks in advance.
> Walmes Zeviani, Lavras - MG, Brasil.
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