plot-methods {timeSeries}R Documentation

Plot a Time Series

Description

Plot 'timeSeries' objects.

Usage

## S4 method for signature 'timeSeries':
plot(x, y, FinCenter = NULL, plot.type =
    c("multiple", "single"), format = "auto", at = "auto", widths = 1,
    heights = 1, xy.labels, xy.lines, panel = lines, nc, yax.flip =
    FALSE, mar.multi = c(0, 5.1, 0, if (yax.flip) 5.1 else 2.1),
    oma.multi = c(6, 0, 5, 0), axes = TRUE, ...)
## S4 method for signature 'timeSeries':
lines(x, FinCenter = NULL, ...)
## S4 method for signature 'timeSeries':
points(x, FinCenter = NULL, ...)

Arguments

x an object of class timeSeries.
y an object of class timeSeries.
FinCenter a character with the the location of the financial center named as "continent/city".
plot.type for multivariate time series, should the series by plotted separately (with a common time axis) or on a single plot?
format ...
at ...
widths ...
heights ...
xy.labels logical, indicating if text() labels should be used for an x-y plot, _or_ character, supplying a vector of labels to be used. The default is to label for up to 150 points, and not for more.
xy.lines logical, indicating if lines should be drawn for an x-y plot. Defaults to the value of xy.labels if that is logical, otherwise to TRUE
panel a function(x, col, bg, pch, type, ...) which gives the action to be carried out in each panel of the display for plot.type="multiple". The default is lines
nc the number of columns to use when type="multiple". Defaults to 1 for up to 4 series, otherwise to 2.
yax.flip : logical indicating if the y-axis (ticks and numbering) should flip from side 2 (left) to 4 (right) from series to series when type="multiple".
mar.multi, oma.multi the (default) par settings for plot.type="multiple".
axes logical indicating if x- and y- axes should be drawn.
... additional graphical arguments, see plot, plot.default and par

Value

a plot or plot elements of an object of class timeSeries.

Examples

## Load Swiss Pension Fund Benchmark Data -  
   LPP = LPP2005REC[1:12, 1:4]
   colnames(LPP) <- abbreviate(colnames(LPP), 2)
   finCenter(LPP) <- "GMT"

## Example Plot 1 - 
   plot(LPP[, 1], type = "o", col = "steelblue", 
     main = "LPP", xlab = "2005", ylab = "Return")
   
## Example Plot 2 - 
   plot(LPP[, 1:2], type = "o", col = "steelblue", 
     main = "LPP", xlab = "2005", ylab = "Return")
   
## Example Plot 3 - 
   plot(LPP[, 1], LPP[, 2], type = "p", col = "steelblue", 
     main = "LPP", xlab = "Return 1", ylab = "Return 2")
     
## Example Plot 4a, The Wrong Way to do it! -
   LPP = as.timeSeries(data(LPP2005REC))
   ZRH = as.timeSeries(LPP[,"SPI"], zone = "Zurich", FinCenter = "Zurich")
   NYC = as.timeSeries(LPP[,"LMI"], zone = "NewYork", FinCenter = "NewYork")
   finCenter(ZRH) 
   finCenter(NYC)
   plot(ZRH, type = "p", pch = 19, col = "blue")
   points(NYC, pch = 19, col = "red")
 
## Example Plot 4b, Convert NYC to Zurich Time - 
   finCenter(ZRH) <- "Zurich"
   finCenter(NYC) <- "Zurich"
   at = unique(round(time(ZRH)))
   plot(ZRH, type = "p", pch = 19, col = "blue", format = "%b %d", at = at, 
       xlab = paste(ZRH@FinCenter, "local Time"), main = ZRH@FinCenter)
   points(NYC, pch = 19, col = "red")
  
## Example 4c, Force Everything to GMT Using "FinCenter" Argument - 
   finCenter(ZRH) <- "Zurich"
   finCenter(NYC) <- "NewYork"
   at = unique(round(time(ZRH)))
   plot(ZRH, type = "p", pch = 19, col = "blue", format = "%b %d", at = at, 
       FinCenter = "GMT", xlab = "GMT", main = "ZRH - GMT")
   points(NYC, FinCenter = "GMT", pch = 19, col = "red")

[Package timeSeries version 2110.87 Index]