| AxisBreak {DescTools} | R Documentation |
Place a Break Mark on an Axis
Description
Places a break mark on an axis on an existing plot.
Usage
AxisBreak(axis = 1, breakpos = NULL, pos = NA, bgcol = "white",
breakcol = "black", style = "slash", brw = 0.02)
Arguments
axis |
which axis to break. |
breakpos |
where to place the break in user units. |
pos |
position of the axis (see axis). |
bgcol |
the color of the plot background. |
breakcol |
the color of the "break" marker. |
style |
Either ‘gap’, ‘slash’ or ‘zigzag’. |
brw |
break width relative to plot width. |
Details
The ‘pos’ argument is not needed unless the user has specified a different position from the default for the axis to be broken.
Note
There is some controversy about the propriety of using discontinuous
coordinates for plotting, and thus axis breaks. Discontinuous coordinates
allow widely separated groups of values or outliers to appear without
devoting too much of the plot to empty space.
The major objection seems
to be that the reader will be misled by assuming continuous coordinates.
The ‘gap’ style that clearly separates the two sections of the plot
is probably best for avoiding this.
Author(s)
Jim Lemon and Ben Bolker
Examples
plot(3:10, main="Axis break test")
# put a break at the default axis and position
AxisBreak()
AxisBreak(2, 2.9, style="zigzag")