Adding Noise to a Numeric Vector in R Programming - jitter() Function Last Updated : 15 Jul, 2025 Comments Improve Suggest changes Like Article Like Report In R programming, jittering means adding small amount of random noise to a numeric vector object. In this article, we'll learn to use jitter() function and create a plot to visualize them. Syntax: jitter(x, factor) Parameters: x: represents numeric vector factor: represents numeric value for factor specification Example 1: r # Define numeric vectors x <- round(runif(1000, 1, 10)) y <- x + rnorm(1000, mean = 0, sd = 5) # output to be present as PNG file png(file="withoutJitter.png") # Plotting without jitter function plot(x, y, xlim = c(0, 11), main = "Without Jitter Function") # saving the file dev.off() x_j <- jitter(x) # output to be present as PNG file png(file="withJitter.png") # Plotting with jitter function plot(x_j, y, xlim = c(0, 11), main = "With Jitter Function") # saving the file dev.off() Output: Example 2: With large factor value r # Define numeric vectors x <- round(runif(1000, 1, 10)) y <- x + rnorm(1000, mean = 0, sd = 5) # output to be present as PNG file png(file="withoutJitterFactor.png") # Plotting without jitter function plot(x, y, xlim = c(0, 11), main = "Without Jitter Function") # saving the file dev.off() x_j <- jitter(x, factor = 2) # output to be present as PNG file png(file="withJitterFactor.png") # Plotting with jitter function plot(x_j, y, xlim = c(0, 11), main = "With Jitter Function and Large Factor") # saving the file dev.off() Output: Create Quiz Comment U utkarsh_kumar Follow 0 Improve U utkarsh_kumar Follow 0 Improve Article Tags : R Language R-plots R Vector-Function R Factor-Function Explore IntroductionR Programming Language - Introduction 4 min read Interesting Facts about R Programming Language 4 min read R vs Python 5 min read Environments in R Programming 3 min read Introduction to R Studio 4 min read How to Install R and R Studio? 4 min read Creation and Execution of R File in R Studio 5 min read Clear the Console and the Environment in R Studio 2 min read Hello World in R Programming 2 min read Fundamentals of RBasic Syntax in R Programming 3 min read Comments in R 3 min read R-Operators 5 min read R-Keywords 2 min read R-Data Types 5 min read VariablesR Variables - Creating, Naming and Using Variables in R 5 min read Scope of Variable in R 5 min read Dynamic Scoping in R Programming 5 min read Lexical Scoping in R Programming 4 min read Input/OutputTaking Input from User in R Programming 7 min read Printing Output of an R Program 4 min read Print the Argument to the Screen in R Programming - print() Function 2 min read Control FlowControl Statements in R Programming 4 min read Decision Making in R Programming - if, if-else, if-else-if ladder, nested if-else, and switch 3 min read Switch case in R 2 min read For loop in R 5 min read R - while loop 5 min read R - Repeat loop 2 min read goto statement in R Programming 2 min read Break and Next statements in R 3 min read FunctionsFunctions in R Programming 5 min read Function Arguments in R Programming 4 min read Types of Functions in R Programming 6 min read Recursive Functions in R Programming 4 min read Conversion Functions in R Programming 4 min read Data StructuresData Structures in R Programming 4 min read R Strings 6 min read R-Vectors 4 min read R-Lists 6 min read R - Array 7 min read R-Matrices 10 min read R-Factors 4 min read R-Data Frames 6 min read Object Oriented ProgrammingR-Object Oriented Programming 7 min read Classes in R Programming 3 min read R-Objects 3 min read Encapsulation in R Programming 3 min read Polymorphism in R Programming 6 min read R - Inheritance 7 min read Abstraction in R Programming 3 min read Looping over Objects in R Programming 5 min read S3 class in R Programming 8 min read Explicit Coercion in R Programming 3 min read Error HandlingHandling Errors in R Programming 3 min read Condition Handling in R Programming 5 min read Debugging in R Programming 3 min read File HandlingFile Handling in R Programming 3 min read Reading Files in R Programming 9 min read Writing to Files in R Programming 2 min read Working with Binary Files in R Programming 5 min read Like