stat_summary {ggplot2}R Documentation

stat_summary

Description

Summarise y values at every unique x

Usage

stat_summary(mapping=NULL, data=NULL, geom="pointrange", position="identity", ...)

Arguments

mapping mapping between variables and aesthetics generated by aes
data dataset used in this layer, if not specified uses plot dataset
geom geometric used by this layer
position position adjustment used by this layer
... other arguments

Details

stat_summary allows for tremendous flexibilty in the specification of summary functions. The summary function can either operate on a data frame (with argument name data) or on a vector. A simple vector function is easiest to work with as you can return a single number, but is somewhat less flexible. If your summary function operates on a data.frame it should return a data frame with variables that the geom can use.

This page describes stat_summary, see layer and qplot for how to create a complete plot from individual components.

Value

A layer

Aesthetics

The following aesthetics can be used with stat_summary. Aesthetics are mapped to variables in the data with the aes function: stat\_summary(\code{aes}(x = var))

Author(s)

Hadley Wickham, http://had.co.nz/

See Also

Examples

## Not run: 
# Basic operation on a small dataset
c <- qplot(cyl, mpg, data=mtcars)
c + stat_summary()

# You can supply individual functions to summarise the value at 
# each x:

stat_sum_single <- function(fun, geom="point", ...) {
  stat_summary(fun.y=fun, colour="red", geom=geom, size = 3, ...)      
}

c + stat_sum_single(mean)
c + stat_sum_single(mean, geom="line")
c + stat_sum_single(median)
c + stat_sum_single(sd)

c + stat_summary(fun.y = mean, fun.ymin = min, fun.ymax = max, 
  colour = "red")

# Alternatively, you can supply a function that operates on a data.frame.
# A set of useful summary functions is provided from the Hmisc package:

stat_sum_df <- function(fun, geom="crossbar", ...) {
  stat_summary(fun.data=fun, colour="red", geom=geom, width=0.2, ...)
}

c + stat_sum_df("mean_cl_boot")
c + stat_sum_df("mean_sdl")
c + stat_sum_df("mean_sdl", mult=1)
c + stat_sum_df("median_hilow")

# There are lots of different geoms you can use to display the summaries
    
c + stat_sum_df(fun.data="mean_cl_normal")
c + stat_sum_df(fun.data="mean_cl_normal", geom = "errorbar")
c + stat_sum_df(fun.data="mean_cl_normal", geom = "pointrange")
c + stat_sum_df(fun.data="mean_cl_normal", geom = "smooth")
    
# Summaries are much more useful with a bigger data set:
m <- ggplot(movies, aes(x=round(rating), y=votes)) + geom_point()
m2 <- m + 
   stat_summary(fun.data = "mean_cl_boot", geom = "crossbar", 
     colour = "red", width = 0.3)
m2
# Notice how the overplotting skews off visual perception of the mean
# supplementing the raw data with summary statisitcs is _very_ important
  
# Next, we'll look at votes on a log scale.

# Transforming the scale performs the transforming before the statistic.
# This means we're calculating the summary on the logged data
m2 + scale_y_log10()
# Transforming the coordinate system performs the transforming after the
# statistic. This means we're calculating the summary on the raw data, 
# and stretching the geoms onto the log scale.  Compare the widths of the
# standard errors.
m2 + coord_trans(y="log10")
## End(Not run)

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