Numbers are scattered around in plot_likert() from sjPlot package

[Andrzej]

Always values (percents or counts ) are scattered around inside or outside bars. Is there a way to align it "properly" and evenly eg. for publication submit ? Can you advice how to do it using that package, please ?
https://www.reddit.com/r/rstats/comments/qq1svc/cant_figure_out_how_to_get_the_percentage_values/
Sometimes numbers are connected with bars by vertical lines, but it looks chaotic and difficult to see where does it belong to ?

How to properly position numbers on bars, establish font size , etc ?

When I use: reverse.scale = TRUE, the cat neutral goes to right hand side. Is it possible to keep it left when reverse.scale = TRUE is used ?

[jrkrideau]

I think we need a see your code and some sample data.

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[Andrzej]

@jrkrideau

I think we need a see your code and some sample data.

Simplest examples:

library(sjmisc)
library(sjPlot)

data(efc)

mydf <- find_var(efc, pattern = "cop", out = "df")

plot_likert(mydf)

numbers on bars are randomly scattered everywhere, up, down left, right, without any order.
The more data the plot gest more cluttered:
https://strengejacke.github.io/sjPlot/reference/plot_likert.html

I do not know if any options allowing for that adjustments or alignment exist ?

[jrkrideau]

When I run your code and then zoom the plot it looks fine. I am assuming that you are saving the plot using the "export" button. If so the default values are the problem. I played around with these values ' outputting using png() see code below. A width = 750 and height = 600 seems to give a satisfactory output and you can set them in the export window.

The alternating hi-lo numbers appear to be deliberate to prevent the numbers overlaying each other if two adjacent categories are both small.

llibrary(sjmisc)
library(sjPlot)
library(patchwork)

data(efc)

mydf <- find_var(efc, pattern = "cop", out = "df")

png("likert.png", width = 750, height = 600)

plot_likert(mydf)

dev.off()

pp <- plot_likert(mydf)
pp1 <- plot_likert(mydf, reverse.scale = TRUE)

pp + pp1

When I use: reverse.scale = TRUE, the cat neutral goes to right hand side. Is it possible to keep it left when reverse.scale = TRUE is used ?

I do not know and the efc data is only a 4-point scale. Could you mock up a bit of data for a 5 or 7-point scale as you are using it? I am not sure of how you are scoring.

[jrkrideau]

@Andrzej

How to properly position numbers on bars, establish font size , etc ?

I think you are stuck with the numbers as I said earlier.

For other things try

? plot_likert

and read all the bumf there.

[Andrzej]

@jrkrideau

and read all the bumf there.

I have done it.

@jrkrideau

I am assuming that you are saving the plot using the "export"

No, I did not save the plot at all it looks crowded on the screen.

Some disscussion here but I do not know, still at present problem persists:
https://github.com/strengejacke/sjPlot/issues/493

[jrkrideau]

@Andrzej

No, I did not save the plot at all it looks crowded on the screen.

It is getting squashed because of the size of the plot window. Above the plot window there is a button Zoom. It will expand the plot to its "proper" size.