Plotting of Data using Generic plots in R Programming – plot() Function
plot() function is defined as as generic function for plotting in R Language. It can be used to create basic graphs of different type .
Syntax:
plot(x, y, type)Parameters:
x and y: coordinates of points to plot
type: the type of graph to createReturns: different type of plots
Example 1:
# R program to plot a graph # Values for x and y axisx <- 1:5; y = x * x # Using plot() functionplot(x, y, type = "l")plot(x, y, type = "h") |
Output:
In above example type=“l” stands for lines graph, type=“h” stands for ‘histogram’ like vertical lines.
Example 2:
# R program to plot a graph # Creating x and y-valuesx - 1:5; y = x * x # Using plot functionplot(x, y, type = "b")plot(x, y, type = "s")plot(x, y, type = "p") |
Output:
Here, in above example type=“b” stands for both that means points are connected by a line
type=“s”indicates stair steps
type=“p” for points (by default).
