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clinsig (version 1.2)

spreadout: Spread numeric values out to a minimum spacing.

Description

Spreads a vector of numeric values out by increasing any intervals smaller than mindist.

Usage

spreadout(x,mindist)

Arguments

x
A numeric vector that may contain NAs.
mindist
The minimum interval allowed in the output.

Value

mindist. NAs are preserved.

Details

spreadout orders the vector x and begins at the middle, increasing any intervals between values to mindist. The function is designed to avoid crowding of labels on a plot, but may have other uses.