Re: (or R) High level R graphics functions?

["Barker, Chris" <Chris.Barker@cvt.com>]

I recall there is a way in Harrel's hmisc library to do some x y plots with error bars, you'd have to dig around in the documentation to find it.  I wrote one myself, but its nowhere near ready to send out.

 

    Chris Barker, Ph.D.
  Statistical Consultant

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From: s-news-owner@lists.biostat.wustl.edu [mailto:s-news-owner@lists.biostat.wustl.edu] On Behalf Of Hunsicker, Lawrence
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 10:51
To: s-news@lists.biostat.wustl.edu
Subject: [S] (or R) High level R graphics functions?

Good afternoon, folks.

It seems that TIBCO is trying to reduce access to their help line, now that they have taken over Insightful and control of S-PLUS.  Access to the help desk was one of the two main reasons that I had continued to use S-PLUS rather than switching over to R.  The other main reason was that I found the S graphics functions – especially the Editable Graphics – easier to use than the lower level R graphics functions.  Now I am reassessing whether to make the switch. 

To this end, are there available any packages of higher level graphics functions – such for example as plotting x vs. y with error bars – available for use within the R environment?  In general, one would want functions to do most of the specific types of plot now supported within S-PLUS.  I have downloaded R itself and some of the available packages, but I haven’t located any packages specifically devoted to high level graphics.

As always, thanks in advance to anyone that can help me with the above.

L. G. Hunsicker, M.D.

Professor, Internal Medicine

U. Iowa College of Medicine

Phone:  (319) 356-4763

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