[R] Multiple plots; single x(y) labels

[David Winsemius]

On May 13, 2010, at 12:35 PM, David Winsemius wrote:

>
> ?plot  # ylim
>
> and you need to have the data in a form (before plotting) where you  
> can determine the shared max and min for the y limits
>
> On May 13, 2010, at 12:04 PM, Xin Ge wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Can anyone please help me with getting a single x and y-axis label  
>> while
>> plotting muliple plots.

I'm still not sure what a single x-label might mean for such disparate  
series.

>> Here is the code:
>>
>> par(mfcol=c(2,2))
>> plot(x <- sort(rnorm(7)), type = "s", main = "", ylab="", xlab="")
>> plot(x <- sort(rnorm(27)), type = "s", main = "", ylab="", xlab="")
>> plot(x <- sort(rnorm(47)), type = "s", main = "", ylab="", xlab="")
>> plot(x <- sort(rnorm(67)), type = "s", main = "", ylab="", xlab="")
>
>
> randlist <- list(); randlist[[1]] <- sort(rnorm(7))
> randlist[[2]] <- sort(rnorm(27))
> randlist[[3]] <- sort(rnorm(47))
> randlist[[4]] <- sort(rnorm(67))
> lapply(randlist, plot, ylim=c(min(rapply(randlist, min)),  
> max(rapply(randlist,max))),
>                       type = "s", xaxt="n", main = "", ylab="",  
> xlab=""); par(opar)

A minor refinement:

opar <- par(mfcol=c(2,2))
lapply(randlist, plot, ylim=c(Reduce("min", randlist), Reduce("max",  
randlist)),
                       type = "s", xaxt="n", main = "", ylab="",  
xlab="")
par(opar)
>
>>
>> also, how can remove x-tick lables using plot()?
>
> ?par  # xaxt="n"
>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Xin
>>
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>
> David Winsemius, MD
> West Hartford, CT
>
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David Winsemius, MD
West Hartford, CT