Plotting percent with stat_density in Plot Builder

[Bob Muenchen]

Hi All,

I'm trying to duplicate a code example in Plot Builder. It's a stat_density plot of percent rather than proportion. I can get this using code by simply multiplying ..density.. by 100:

ggplot() +

stat_density(aes(x = College),data=USfacts, y = 100*..density..)

But the only way I see to enter the 100 into Plot Builder that I see is to click the "use a specific value" button and enter "100*..density.." That generates the call:

ggplot() +

stat_density(aes(x = College),data=USfacts,y = '100*..density..')

and the quotes around '100*..density..' block it from working. Is there another way to get it to display percents on the y-axis?

Thanks,

Bob

[Ian Fellows]

yes, you can right click on ..density.. and enter a custom value of
100*..density..

A better solution is to use ..density.. as is, and add the "y
continuous" scale to the plot with "percent" instead of "scientific"

i.e.
ggplot() +
geom_density(aes(x = mpg,y = ..density..),data=mtcars) +
scale_y_continuous(formatter = 'percent')

Ian

[Bob Muenchen]

Very nice. I had not known about formatter. Thanks Ian!  -Bob