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unbranch trees
Description
unbranch trees and merges the subtree to the parent node.
Usage
unbranch(dend, ...)
## Default S3 method:
unbranch(dend, ...)
## S3 method for class 'dendrogram'
unbranch(dend, branch_becoming_root = 1, new_root_height, ...)
## S3 method for class 'hclust'
unbranch(dend, branch_becoming_root = 1, new_root_height, ...)
## S3 method for class 'phylo'
unbranch(dend, ...)
Arguments
dend |
a dendrogram (or hclust) object |
... |
passed on |
branch_becoming_root |
a numeric choosing the branch of the root which will become the new root (from left to right) |
new_root_height |
the new height of the branch which will become the new root. If the parameter is not given - the height of the original root is used. |
Value
An unbranched dendrogram
See Also
unroot ape
Examples
hc <- hclust(dist(USArrests[2:9, ]), "com")
dend <- as.dendrogram(hc)
par(mfrow = c(1, 3))
plot(dend, main = "original tree")
plot(unbranch(dend, 1), main = "unbranched tree (left branch)")
plot(unbranch(dend, 2), main = "tree without (right branch)")
[Package dendextend version 1.17.1 Index]