On 10/19/07, Allison Bailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thanks for the suggestions.  The factor function on the RYEAR column worked 
> well.
>
> I need to clarify my question about the order of the plot.   as.table appears 
> to be concerned with the order that each panel is plotted.  Is that correct?
>
> I'm interested in controlling the order of the elements on the y-axis of the 
> graph.  Right now, the species are listed in reverse alphabetical order.  I'm 
> interested in having them in alphabetical order or in order by the magnitude 
> of their values (highest on the top, to lowest on the bottom).  Any 
> additional suggestions?
>

Can't think of anything simpler than changing the order of the levels:

> foo = data.frame(a = gl(10, 1), x = sort(runif(10)))
> dotplot(a ~ x, foo)
> dotplot(factor(a, levels = rev(levels(a))) ~ x, foo)

-Deepayan

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