hist.DALY {DALY} | R Documentation |
Histogram method for class 'DALY'
Description
Plot a standardized histogram of DALY Calculator output.
Usage
## S3 method for class 'DALY'
hist(x, xval = c("DALY", "YLD", "YLL", "cases", "deaths"),
prob = 0.95, central = c("mean", "median"),
breaks = 25, fill = "grey95", ...)
Arguments
x |
Object of class |
xval |
Value to plot on x-axis;
must be any of |
prob |
Probability span by plotted credibility interval;
defaults to |
central |
Plotted central value of distribution;
must be any of |
breaks |
See |
fill |
The colour to be used to fill the bars |
... |
Additional arguments to be passed to |
Details
This function plots a standardized histogram of DALY Calculator output. The histogram contains by default 25 bars. The limits of the credible interval are denoted by vertical lines; the credible interval limits and central tendency are printed above the histogram.
Author(s)
See Also
DALYcalculator
(for a brief description of the DALY Calculator)
DALYmanual
(for a more comprehensive overview)
Examples
## Not run:
##= load NCC example ======================================
setDALYexample(1)
##= perform DALY calculation, store results in 'x' =======
x <- getDALY()
##= plot histogram of total deaths ========================
##= + show 90% credible interval & median =================
hist(x, xval = "deaths", prob = 0.90, central = "median")
## End(Not run)