Plot two graphs with different ranges in one

[Hongwei Dong]

Hi, I'm trying to plot two variables in one graph. One ranges between 0 and
1, while the other ranges between 50 and 500. Can I plot them in one graph
with similar scale?
 Thanks
  Harry

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[Rolf Turner-3]

On 3/07/2009, at 11:29 AM, Hongwei Dong wrote:

> Hi, I'm trying to plot two variables in one graph. One ranges  
> between 0 and
> 1, while the other ranges between 50 and 500. Can I plot them in  
> one graph
> with similar scale?

Yes you can, but DON'T!!!  Such graphs are terribly misleading and  
confusing.

But if you insist --- and be it on your own head --- see

http://wiki.r-project.org/rwiki/doku.php?id=tips:graphics-base:2yaxes

Don't say I didn't warn you!

        cheers,

                Rolf Turner

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[Mark Knecht]

On 7/2/09, Rolf Turner <r.turner@...> wrote:

>
>  On 3/07/2009, at 11:29 AM, Hongwei Dong wrote:
>
>
> > Hi, I'm trying to plot two variables in one graph. One ranges between 0
> and
> > 1, while the other ranges between 50 and 500. Can I plot them in one graph
> > with similar scale?
> >
>
>  Yes you can, but DON'T!!!  Such graphs are terribly misleading and
> confusing.
>
>  But if you insist --- and be it on your own head --- see
>
> http://wiki.r-project.org/rwiki/doku.php?id=tips:graphics-base:2yaxes
>
>  Don't say I didn't warn you!
>
>         cheers,
>
>                 Rolf Turner

Add color. Make one data set red, the other blue. Colorize the y
axises appropriately. then it's reasonable and I find in some cases
useful. (Wish I knew how to do it in R...)

I agree - in black and white it's almost useless.

cheers,
Mark

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[John Kane-2]

Better yet use two graphs on the same page.  It is damned hard to read and understand a two axes display.

--- On Thu, 7/2/09, Mark Knecht <markknecht@...> wrote:

> From: Mark Knecht <markknecht@...>
> Subject: Re: [R] Plot two graphs with different ranges in one
> To: "Rolf Turner" <r.turner@...>
> Cc: "r-help@..." <r-help@...>
> Received: Thursday, July 2, 2009, 8:43 PM
> On 7/2/09, Rolf Turner <r.turner@...>
> wrote:
> >
> >  On 3/07/2009, at 11:29 AM, Hongwei Dong wrote:
> >
> >
> > > Hi, I'm trying to plot two variables in one
> graph. One ranges between 0
> > and
> > > 1, while the other ranges between 50 and 500. Can
> I plot them in one graph
> > > with similar scale?
> > >
> >
> >  Yes you can, but DON'T!!!  Such graphs are
> terribly misleading and
> > confusing.
> >
> >  But if you insist --- and be it on your own head
> --- see
> >
> > http://wiki.r-project.org/rwiki/doku.php?id=tips:graphics-base:2yaxes
> >
> >  Don't say I didn't warn you!
> >
> >         cheers,
> >
> >             
>    Rolf Turner
>
> Add color. Make one data set red, the other blue. Colorize
> the y
> axises appropriately. then it's reasonable and I find in
> some cases
> useful. (Wish I knew how to do it in R...)
>
> I agree - in black and white it's almost useless.
>
> cheers,
> Mark
>
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