gghistogram: Histogram with optional normal and kernel density functions

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Histogram with optional normal and kernel density functions

Description

Plots a histogram and density estimates using ggplot.

Usage

gghistogram(
  x,
  add.normal = FALSE,
  add.kde = FALSE,
  add.rug = TRUE,
  bins,
  boundary = 0
)

Arguments

x	a numerical vector.
add.normal	Add a normal density function for comparison
add.kde	Add a kernel density estimate for comparison
add.rug	Add a rug plot on the horizontal axis
bins	The number of bins to use for the histogram. Selected by default using the Friedman-Diaconis rule given by grDevices::nclass.FD()
boundary	A boundary between two bins.

Value

None.

Author(s)

Rob J Hyndman

See Also

graphics::hist(), ggplot2::geom_histogram()

Examples

gghistogram(lynx, add.kde = TRUE)

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