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?










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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






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    Since you are passing strings as aesthetics you'll want ensym() in place of enquo().
    – aosmith
    Nov 8 at 14:42















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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?










share|improve this question
























  • 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 of enquo().
    – aosmith
    Nov 8 at 14:42













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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?










share|improve this question















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?







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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 of enquo().
    – 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






  • 1




    Since you are passing strings as aesthetics you'll want ensym() in place of enquo().
    – 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

















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