# To adjust h (see smoothing histograms), we modify the value of span
qplot(disp,
mpg,
data = mtcars,
main = "MPG vs Eng. Displacement (span = 0.2)") +
stat_smooth(method = "loess",
method.args = list(degree = 0),
span = 0.2,
se = FALSE)
# Increasing the value of span results in a less wiggly curve
qplot(disp,
mpg,
data = mtcars,
main = "MPG vs Eng. Displacement (span = 1)") +
stat_smooth(method = "loess",
method.args = list(degree = 0),
span = 1,
se = FALSE)
# Selecting an even larger h results in a nearly constant line
qplot(disp,
mpg,
data = mtcars,
main = "MPG vs Eng. Displacement (span = 10)") +
stat_smooth(method = "loess",
method.args = list(degree = 0),
span = 10,
se = FALSE)
# Omitting span reverts to a default value
qplot(disp,
mpg,
data = mtcars,
main = "MPG vs Eng. Displacement (default span)") +
stat_smooth(method = "loess",
method.args = list(degree = 0),
se = FALSE)
