# Create the data frame
data <- data.frame(
Weight = c(20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65),
Thorax_L_Con = c(15.4, 15.9, 16.3, 16.8, 17.0, 17.5, 17.9, 18.1, 18.4, 18.7),
Thorax_L_Hei = c(15.9, 16.5, 16.9, 17.2, 17.7, 18.4, 18.8, 19.6, 19.9, 20.1)
)
# Set margins: bottom=2in, left=2in, top=1in, right=1in
# Convert inches to lines (approximate: 1 inch ≈ 4.8 lines)
par(mar = c(4.8, 9.6, 4.8, 9.6))
# Plot the first line
plot(
data$Weight, data$Thorax_L_Con,
type = "b",
pch = 16, # solid circle
lty = 1, # solid line
col = "blue",
xlab = "Weight (cg)",
ylab = "Thorax Measurements (mm)",
ylim = range(c(data$Thorax_L_Con, data$Thorax_L_Hei))
)
# Add the second line
lines(
data$Weight, data$Thorax_L_Hei,
type = "b",
pch = 17, # triangle
lty = 2, # dashed line
col = "red"
)
# Add a legend
legend(
"topleft",
legend = c("Thorax_L_Con", "Thorax_L_Hei"),
pch = c(16, 17),
lty = c(1, 2),
col = c("blue", "red")
)