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forestplot (version 1.10)

forestplot-package: Package description

Description

The forest plot function, forestplot, is a more general version of the original rmeta-packages forestplot implementation. The aim is at using forest plots for more than just meta-analyses.

Arguments

Additional functions

The getTicks tries to format ticks for plots in a nicer way. The major use is for exponentials where ticks are generated using the \(2^n\) since a doubling is a concept easy to grasp for less mathematical-savvy readers.

Details

The forestplot:

  1. Allows for multiple confidence intervals per row

  2. Custom fonts for each text element

  3. Custom confidence intervals

  4. Text mixed with expressions

  5. Legends both on top/left of the plot and within the graph

  6. Custom line height including auto-adapt height

  7. Graph width that auto-adapts

  8. Flexible arguments

  9. and more