lattice Graphics

• What is lattice?
  • High-level graphics system
  • Developed by Deepayan Sarkar
  • Implements Trellis graphics system from S-Plus
  • Simplifies high-level plotting tasks: arranging complex graphical features
  • Syntax similar to R’s base graphics
• Documentation and Help
  • Manual
  • Intro
  • Book

Open a list of all functions available in the lattice package

library(help=lattice) 

Accessing and changing global parameters:

?lattice.options
?trellis.device

Scatter Plot Sample

library(lattice)
p1 <- xyplot(1:8 ~ 1:8 | rep(LETTERS[1:4], each=2), as.table=TRUE) 
plot(p1)

Line Plot Sample

library(lattice)
p2 <- parallelplot(~iris[1:4] | Species, iris, horizontal.axis = FALSE, 
              layout = c(1, 3, 1))  
plot(p2)