R语言base graphics: high level绘图函数

本文是R Graphics的笔记。R语言base graphics绘制图形的方式：首先使用high level绘图函数参数产生一个新的图形，然后使用low level绘图函数添加点、线、文字等其他图形元素。High level绘图函数有：

单变量high level绘图函数

Function	Data	Description
plot()	Numeric	Scatterplot
plot()	Factor	Barplot
plot()	1-D table	Barplot
barplot()	Numeric (bar heights)	Barplot
pie()	Numeric	Pie chart
dotchart()	Numeric	Dotplot
boxplot()	Numeric	Boxplot
hist()	Numeric	Histogram
stripchart()	Numeric 1-D	scatterplot
stem()	Numeric	Stem-and-leaf plot

两个变量high level绘图函数

Function	Data	Description
plot()	Numeric, numeric	Scatterplot
plot()	Numeric, factor	Stripcharts
plot()	Factor, numeric	Boxplots
plot()	Factor, factor	Spineplot
plot()	2-D table	Mosaic plot
sunflowerplot()	Numeric, numeric	Sunower scatterplot
smoothScatter()	Numeric, numeric	Smooth scatterplot
boxplot()	List of numeric	Boxplots
barplot()	Matrix	Stacked/side-by-side barplot
dotchart()	Matrix	Dotplot
stripchart()	List of numeric	Stripcharts
spineplot()	Numeric, factor	Spinogram
cdplot()	Numeric, factor	Conditional density plot
fourfoldplot()	2x2 table	Fourfold display
assocplot()	2-D table	Association plot
mosaicplot()	2-D table	Mosaic plot

多变量high level绘图函数

Function	Data	Description
plot()`	Data frame	Scatterplot matrix
pairs()	Matrix	Scatterplot matrix
matplot()	Matrix	Scatterplot
stars()	Matrix	Star plots
image()	Numeric,numeric,numeric	Image plot
contour()	Numeric,numeric,numeric	Contour plot
filled.contour()	Numeric,numeric,numeric	Filled contour
persp()	Numeric,numeric,numeric	3-D surface
symbols()	Numeric,numeric,numeric	Symbol scatterplot
coplot()	Formula	Conditioning plot
mosaicplot()	N-D table	Mosaic plot

特定图形绘图函数 Specialized plots

• plot()是泛函数，根据传入的对象选择对应的plot函数。
• qqplot()和qqnorm()
• curve() 函数

plot(function(x) {sin(x)/x},
     from=-10*pi, to=10*pi,
     xlab="", ylab="", n=500)

# 等价于
curve(sin(x)/x, -10*pi, 10*pi)

• 特定package中的plot的函数，专业领域的绘图