R: Formula Notation for Scatterplots

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## Formula Notation for Scatterplots

### Description

Specify a scatterplot or add points or lines via a formula.

### Usage

    plot(formula, data = parent.frame(), ..., subset,
                 ylab = varnames[response], ask = TRUE)
    points(formula, data = parent.frame(), ..., subset)
    lines(formula, data = parent.frame(), ..., subset)

### Arguments

`formula` | a `formula`, such as `y ~ x`.
`data` | a data.frame (or list) from which the variables in `formula` should be taken.
`...` | Further graphical parameters may also be passed as arguments, see `par`.
`subset` | an optional vector specifying a subset of observations to be used in the fitting process.
`ylab` | the y label of the plot(s).
`ask` | logical, see `par`.

### Details

Both the terms in the formula and the `...` arguments are evaluated in `data` enclosed in `parent.frame()` if `data` is a list or a data frame. The terms of the formula and those arguments in `...` that are of the same length as `data` are subjected to the subsetting specified in `subset`. If the formula in `plot.formula` contains more than one non-response term, a series of plots of y against each term is given. A plot against the running index can be specified as `plot(y~1)`.

If `y` is an object (ie. has a `class` attribute) then `plot.formula` looks for a plot method for that class first.

### Value

These functions are invoked for their side effect of drawing in the active graphics device.

### See Also

`plot.default`, `plot.factor`.

### Examples

    data(airquality)
    op <- par(mfrow=c(2,1))
    plot(Ozone ~ Wind, data = airquality, pch=as.character(Month))
    plot(Ozone ~ Wind, data = airquality, pch=as.character(Month),
         subset = Month != 7)
    par(op)

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