[R] Plotting proportions

[Bill Dunlap]

plot.window() (hence the default plot()) has an 'asp' argument that sets
the ratio of the y and x scales.
E.g.,
   par(mfrow=c(3,1))
   plot( 1i ^ (0:4), type="l")
   plot( 1i ^ (0:4), type="l", asp=1)
   plot( 1i ^ (0:4), type="l", asp=0.5)

-Bill

On Sun, Apr 3, 2022 at 2:55 PM Jim Lemon <drjimlemon using gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Nick,
> If you can bear using R base graphics, the plotrix package has a
> function named "getYmult" that allows you to adjust for the aspect
> ratio of any plot area.
>
> Jim
>
> On Sun, Apr 3, 2022 at 11:14 PM Nick Wray <nickmwray using gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hello  If you plot a square in the default R studio window you see a
> > rectangle.  Does anyone know what the proportions of the sides of this
> > rectangle are?  Thanks Nick Wray
> >
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