From p.dalgaard@biostat.ku.dk  Tue Sep 22 15:13:09 1998
From: p.dalgaard@biostat.ku.dk (Peter Dalgaard BSA)
Date: 22 Sep 1998 16:13:09 +0200
Subject: Histograms: default breaks
Message-ID: <x27lyw5j7u.fsf@blueberry.kubism.ku.dk>


hist() uses pretty() to set its default breaks. For integer data, this
isn't really desirable, although it is Splus compatible, because all
the values fall at one end of each bar. Wouldn't it be better with

breaks <- pretty(x)
adj <- diff(breaks[1:2])/2
breaks <- pretty(x+adj) - adj

 - or something like that? There's a slightly sticky issue involving
the possibility that pretty(x+adj) will have a different interval than
pretty(x), though.

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Histograms: default breaks
Peter Dalgaard BSA