Reordering groups in Likert plots with R

Question

I\'m using the jbryer/likert package to plot Likert data.

Consider the response table, called items—here, A, B, and so on are

Answer 1

I added a pull request to Jason Bryer's package that adds fullname attributes to the columns, which are then used when you plot. Detailed writeup here http://reganmian.net/blog/2013/10/02/likert-graphs-in-r-embedding-metadata-for-easier-plotting/

Given that addition, you can do

db <- likert_add_fullnames(db, c(
  "X7"="Do you use sites like Facebook, Twitter, or GPlus?",
  "X8"="Do you participate in online communities organised around your interests? 
    (could be juggling, cooking, sports or academics, for example)?",
  "X10"="Do you know of online communities relevant to your discipline or the 
    courses you are taking now?"))
...

and then these names will be reflected when you plot.