[R] Displaying Compositional Data With 46 Parts

[Rich Shepard]

   The compositional data have been divided into two data frames: 46 response
variables (the compositional components) and 5 explanatory variables. There
are 209 observations of each. With no experience analyzing large
compositions with so many parts your advice on how to plot and report
results of analyzing these is needed. Matrix plots (scatter, ternary, etc.) of
so many parts would be too small when printed on a page to be readable.

   Haven't found a compositional data water chemistry publication with so
many component parts that could be used as a basis for learning how to work
with such data sets.

   Advice and suggestions needed.

TIA,

Rich