Unless you are intentionally trying to distort your data and make the graph harder to read (you don't want to do that), it is better to put the numbers in the margin rather than at the top of the bars. Try the following line after the barplot:
> mtext( dat$NumberOfPeople, side=1, line=1.5, at=Graph, cex=1.6 ) -- Gregory (Greg) L. Snow Ph.D. Statistical Data Center Intermountain Healthcare [email protected] 801.408.8111 > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:r-help-boun...@r- > project.org] On Behalf Of Mohsen Jafarikia > Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 8:02 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [R] numbers on barplot > > Hello all, > I have this simple barplot code: > > ifn <- "id.dat" > dat <- read.table(ifn) > ofn <- "id.png" > > bitmap(ofn, type = "png256", width = 30, height = 30, pointsize = 30, > bg = > "white",res=50) > par(mar=c(5, 5, 3, 2),lwd=5) > par(cex.main=1.6,cex.lab=1.6,cex.axis=1.6) > > names(dat)<-c("NumberOfPeople","Average") > Graph<-barplot(dat$Average) > dev.off() > > and here is the data (id.dat): > > 15 0.08 > 6 0.09 > 7 0.37 > > I want to write down the ""NumberOfPeople" on top of each of the bars. > Can > anybody help me on this? > > Thanks, > Mohsen > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > [email protected] mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting- > guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. ______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
