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Re: Plotting Points

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  • Subject: [mg16697] Re: [mg16641] Plotting Points
  • From: BobHanlon at aol.com
  • Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 02:09:05 -0500
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In a message dated 3/19/99 8:32:03 PM, emcbride at wybron.com writes:

>I have a bunch of points I want to plot, and am using ListPlot.  I'm
>willing to let Mathematica determine where the axes cross, but I need
>the x and y scales to be the same, so that distances on the plot are
>relatively correct. Is there a way to force Mathematica to make both
>scales the same? Thanks,
>

Ed,

?AspectRatio
"AspectRatio is an option for Show and related functions which specifies the \
ratio of height to width for a plot."

data = Sort[Table[{x=Random[], 1.5x+5}, {50}]];
ListPlot[data];
ListPlot[data, AspectRatio -> 1];

Bob Hanlon


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