Re: ListPlot with missing values
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- Subject: [mg22375] Re: ListPlot with missing values
- From: "Allan Hayes" <hay at haystack.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2000 22:05:02 -0500 (EST)
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Aram,
We can use DeleteCases:
alist = {{1, 1}, {2, 3}, {4,}, {5, 6}, {7,}, {9, 12}}
ListPlot[DeleteCases[alist, {x_, Null}], PlotJoined -> True]
Allan
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"Aram Schiffman" <aram at sirius.com> wrote in message
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>
> >Does anyone have a Mathematica routine that behaves like ListPlot with
> >PlotJoined->True, where the data have missing values (given by a set
> >number, or if preferred by being out of range) and only joins
> >non-missing values. Assume the listis long (500-600 points) and there
> >may be quite a few (100-200) missing values. Such a routine wouldbe a
> >big help.
> >
>
> I'm not sure what constitutes a "missing value". I assume you mean x
> values with no corresponding y values. Here's one way, if I understand
> your question:
> ===================
> alist = {{1, 1}, {2, 3}, {4,}, {5, 6}, {7,}, {9, 12}}
>
> ListPlot[Complement[alist, Cases[alist, {x_, Null}]], PlotJoined ->
> True]
> ===================
> In this example, the missing values are just plain missing. If the
> missing y values are instead indicated by a particular value,
> substitute that value for "Null" above.
>
> The length of the list won't matter.
> Aram Schiffman '99 VFR800
>