ggplot reports a continuous variable is categorical; what am I missing?
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I'm trying to loop through a dataframe and based on whether the column is a factor or a number return a faceted ggplot.
library(tidyverse)
d <- mtcars
# make a couple factors
d2 <- d %>% mutate_at((vars(matches("cyl"),matches("gear"))), as.factor)
#check
(d2 %>% map_lgl(is.factor))
(d2 %>% map_lgl(is.numeric))
This works:
plot_chart <- function(df, na.rm = TRUE){
nm = names(df)
for (i in nm) {
nm_p <- grep(paste("^",i,"$",sep=""), nm) #finds the position of i in the sequence
g <- ggplot(df, aes_string(x = i))
print(nm_p) # progress to console
if (is.factor(df[,nm_p])==TRUE) {
g <- g + geom_bar()
} else if (is.numeric(df[,nm_p])) {
g <- g + geom_histogram(bins = 10)
}
g <- g + facet_wrap(~cyl,nrow=1) + labs( x = i)
print(g)
# indexes and saves
# idx <- paste(sprintf("%04d", nm_p), "_Cyl_by_", i,".svg", sep="")
# ggsave(idx , device="svg", width = 10, height = 10, units = "cm")
}
}
plot_chart(d2) #Success!
However, trying to abstract the function further (with the eventual goal of adding additional chart types and finessing the input), fails:
callplot <- function(df, na.rm = TRUE){
nm = names(df)
for (i in nm) {
#finds the position of i in the sequence
nm_p <- grep(paste("^",i,"$",sep=""), nm)
# print(nm_p) # progress to console
if (is.factor(df[,nm_p])==TRUE) {
t <- "fac"
} else if (is.numeric(df[,nm_p])) {
t <- "num"
}
plotme(df, i, t)
}
}
plotme <- function(df, x, type, na.rm = TRUE){
xq <- enquo(x)
g <- ggplot(df, aes(x = !! xq))
if (type=="fac") {
g <- g + geom_bar()
} else if (type=="num") {
print(x)
g <- g + geom_histogram(bins=10) #<--- fails here
}
g + facet_wrap(~cyl,nrow=1) + labs( x = x)
print(g)
}
callplot(d2)
The error is:
Error: StatBin requires a continuous x variable: the x variable is discrete. Perhaps you want stat="count"?
However, mpg is a number not a factor, as the logic dictates. Is this to do with enquo and !!? Those represent a whole new level of confusion to me.
What am I missing?
r ggplot2
edited Nov 8 at 11:56
hrbrmstr
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I'm trying to loop through a dataframe and based on whether the column is a factor or a number return a faceted ggplot.
library(tidyverse)
d <- mtcars
# make a couple factors
d2 <- d %>% mutate_at((vars(matches("cyl"),matches("gear"))), as.factor)
#check
(d2 %>% map_lgl(is.factor))
(d2 %>% map_lgl(is.numeric))
This works:
plot_chart <- function(df, na.rm = TRUE){
nm = names(df)
for (i in nm) {
nm_p <- grep(paste("^",i,"$",sep=""), nm) #finds the position of i in the sequence
g <- ggplot(df, aes_string(x = i))
print(nm_p) # progress to console
if (is.factor(df[,nm_p])==TRUE) {
g <- g + geom_bar()
} else if (is.numeric(df[,nm_p])) {
g <- g + geom_histogram(bins = 10)
}
g <- g + facet_wrap(~cyl,nrow=1) + labs( x = i)
print(g)
# indexes and saves
# idx <- paste(sprintf("%04d", nm_p), "_Cyl_by_", i,".svg", sep="")
# ggsave(idx , device="svg", width = 10, height = 10, units = "cm")
}
}
plot_chart(d2) #Success!
However, trying to abstract the function further (with the eventual goal of adding additional chart types and finessing the input), fails:
callplot <- function(df, na.rm = TRUE){
nm = names(df)
for (i in nm) {
#finds the position of i in the sequence
nm_p <- grep(paste("^",i,"$",sep=""), nm)
# print(nm_p) # progress to console
if (is.factor(df[,nm_p])==TRUE) {
t <- "fac"
} else if (is.numeric(df[,nm_p])) {
t <- "num"
}
plotme(df, i, t)
}
}
plotme <- function(df, x, type, na.rm = TRUE){
xq <- enquo(x)
g <- ggplot(df, aes(x = !! xq))
if (type=="fac") {
g <- g + geom_bar()
} else if (type=="num") {
print(x)
g <- g + geom_histogram(bins=10) #<--- fails here
}
g + facet_wrap(~cyl,nrow=1) + labs( x = x)
print(g)
}
callplot(d2)
The error is:
Error: StatBin requires a continuous x variable: the x variable is discrete. Perhaps you want stat="count"?
However, mpg is a number not a factor, as the logic dictates. Is this to do with enquo and !!? Those represent a whole new level of confusion to me.
What am I missing?
r ggplot2
edited Nov 8 at 11:56
hrbrmstr
59.6k585146
asked Nov 8 at 11:50
HumorMe2
11
you can always pass in strings vs symbols and useaes_string()to remove the complexity associated with non-standard evaluation.
– hrbrmstr
Nov 8 at 11:57
1
Since you are passing strings as aesthetics you'll wantensym()in place ofenquo().
– aosmith
Nov 8 at 14:42
add a comment |
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I'm trying to loop through a dataframe and based on whether the column is a factor or a number return a faceted ggplot.
library(tidyverse)
d <- mtcars
# make a couple factors
d2 <- d %>% mutate_at((vars(matches("cyl"),matches("gear"))), as.factor)
#check
(d2 %>% map_lgl(is.factor))
(d2 %>% map_lgl(is.numeric))
This works:
plot_chart <- function(df, na.rm = TRUE){
nm = names(df)
for (i in nm) {
nm_p <- grep(paste("^",i,"$",sep=""), nm) #finds the position of i in the sequence
g <- ggplot(df, aes_string(x = i))
print(nm_p) # progress to console
if (is.factor(df[,nm_p])==TRUE) {
g <- g + geom_bar()
} else if (is.numeric(df[,nm_p])) {
g <- g + geom_histogram(bins = 10)
}
g <- g + facet_wrap(~cyl,nrow=1) + labs( x = i)
print(g)
# indexes and saves
# idx <- paste(sprintf("%04d", nm_p), "_Cyl_by_", i,".svg", sep="")
# ggsave(idx , device="svg", width = 10, height = 10, units = "cm")
}
}
plot_chart(d2) #Success!
However, trying to abstract the function further (with the eventual goal of adding additional chart types and finessing the input), fails:
callplot <- function(df, na.rm = TRUE){
nm = names(df)
for (i in nm) {
#finds the position of i in the sequence
nm_p <- grep(paste("^",i,"$",sep=""), nm)
# print(nm_p) # progress to console
if (is.factor(df[,nm_p])==TRUE) {
t <- "fac"
} else if (is.numeric(df[,nm_p])) {
t <- "num"
}
plotme(df, i, t)
}
}
plotme <- function(df, x, type, na.rm = TRUE){
xq <- enquo(x)
g <- ggplot(df, aes(x = !! xq))
if (type=="fac") {
g <- g + geom_bar()
} else if (type=="num") {
print(x)
g <- g + geom_histogram(bins=10) #<--- fails here
}
g + facet_wrap(~cyl,nrow=1) + labs( x = x)
print(g)
}
callplot(d2)
The error is:
Error: StatBin requires a continuous x variable: the x variable is discrete. Perhaps you want stat="count"?
However, mpg is a number not a factor, as the logic dictates. Is this to do with enquo and !!? Those represent a whole new level of confusion to me.
What am I missing?
r ggplot2
edited Nov 8 at 11:56
hrbrmstr
59.6k585146
asked Nov 8 at 11:50
HumorMe2
11
I'm trying to loop through a dataframe and based on whether the column is a factor or a number return a faceted ggplot.
library(tidyverse)
d <- mtcars
# make a couple factors
d2 <- d %>% mutate_at((vars(matches("cyl"),matches("gear"))), as.factor)
#check
(d2 %>% map_lgl(is.factor))
(d2 %>% map_lgl(is.numeric))
This works:
plot_chart <- function(df, na.rm = TRUE){
nm = names(df)
for (i in nm) {
nm_p <- grep(paste("^",i,"$",sep=""), nm) #finds the position of i in the sequence
g <- ggplot(df, aes_string(x = i))
print(nm_p) # progress to console
if (is.factor(df[,nm_p])==TRUE) {
g <- g + geom_bar()
} else if (is.numeric(df[,nm_p])) {
g <- g + geom_histogram(bins = 10)
}
g <- g + facet_wrap(~cyl,nrow=1) + labs( x = i)
print(g)
# indexes and saves
# idx <- paste(sprintf("%04d", nm_p), "_Cyl_by_", i,".svg", sep="")
# ggsave(idx , device="svg", width = 10, height = 10, units = "cm")
}
}
plot_chart(d2) #Success!
However, trying to abstract the function further (with the eventual goal of adding additional chart types and finessing the input), fails:
callplot <- function(df, na.rm = TRUE){
nm = names(df)
for (i in nm) {
#finds the position of i in the sequence
nm_p <- grep(paste("^",i,"$",sep=""), nm)
# print(nm_p) # progress to console
if (is.factor(df[,nm_p])==TRUE) {
t <- "fac"
} else if (is.numeric(df[,nm_p])) {
t <- "num"
}
plotme(df, i, t)
}
}
plotme <- function(df, x, type, na.rm = TRUE){
xq <- enquo(x)
g <- ggplot(df, aes(x = !! xq))
if (type=="fac") {
g <- g + geom_bar()
} else if (type=="num") {
print(x)
g <- g + geom_histogram(bins=10) #<--- fails here
}
g + facet_wrap(~cyl,nrow=1) + labs( x = x)
print(g)
}
callplot(d2)
The error is:
Error: StatBin requires a continuous x variable: the x variable is discrete. Perhaps you want stat="count"?
However, mpg is a number not a factor, as the logic dictates. Is this to do with enquo and !!? Those represent a whole new level of confusion to me.
What am I missing?
r ggplot2
r ggplot2
edited Nov 8 at 11:56
hrbrmstr
59.6k585146
asked Nov 8 at 11:50
HumorMe2
11
edited Nov 8 at 11:56
hrbrmstr
59.6k585146
asked Nov 8 at 11:50
HumorMe2
11
edited Nov 8 at 11:56
hrbrmstr
59.6k585146
edited Nov 8 at 11:56
hrbrmstr
59.6k585146
edited Nov 8 at 11:56
hrbrmstr
59.6k585146
59.6k585146
asked Nov 8 at 11:50
HumorMe2
11
asked Nov 8 at 11:50
HumorMe2
11
asked Nov 8 at 11:50
HumorMe2
11
11
you can always pass in strings vs symbols and useaes_string()to remove the complexity associated with non-standard evaluation.
– hrbrmstr
Nov 8 at 11:57
1
Since you are passing strings as aesthetics you'll wantensym()in place ofenquo().
– aosmith
Nov 8 at 14:42
add a comment |
you can always pass in strings vs symbols and useaes_string()to remove the complexity associated with non-standard evaluation.
– hrbrmstr
Nov 8 at 11:57
1
Since you are passing strings as aesthetics you'll wantensym()in place ofenquo().
– aosmith
Nov 8 at 14:42
you can always pass in strings vs symbols and use
aes_string() to remove the complexity associated with non-standard evaluation.– hrbrmstr
Nov 8 at 11:57
you can always pass in strings vs symbols and use
aes_string() to remove the complexity associated with non-standard evaluation.– hrbrmstr
Nov 8 at 11:57
1
1
Since you are passing strings as aesthetics you'll want
ensym() in place of enquo().– aosmith
Nov 8 at 14:42
Since you are passing strings as aesthetics you'll want
ensym() in place of enquo().– aosmith
Nov 8 at 14:42
add a comment |
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you can always pass in strings vs symbols and use
aes_string()to remove the complexity associated with non-standard evaluation.– hrbrmstr
Nov 8 at 11:57
1
Since you are passing strings as aesthetics you'll want
ensym()in place ofenquo().– aosmith
Nov 8 at 14:42