Re: Surface Plots (HELP!!!)
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg9103] Re: Surface Plots (HELP!!!)
- From: "Stephen P Luttrell" <luttrell at signal.dra.hmg.gb>
- Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 23:33:17 -0400
- Organization: Defence Evaluation and Research Agency
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
> I am trying to graphically display a 3D probability distribution given > by a function > f(x,y,z) = probability, how can I do this?? It would be sufficient (even > preferable) to plot the surface eclosing 95% probability, how can I do > this?? You can do this with the package Graphics`ContourPlot3D`. Here is a Mathematica 3 notebook that gives an example plot for a mixture of two Gaussian PDFs. Notebook[{ Cell[CellGroupData[{ Cell["Plot a Mixture of 2 Gaussians", "Section"], Cell[BoxData[ \(<< Graphics`ContourPlot3D`\)], "Input"], Cell[BoxData[ \(f[x_, y_, z_] := Exp[\(-\(\(\((\((x - 1)\)\^2 + \((y - 1)\)\^2)\) + z\^2\)\/2\)\)] + Exp[\(-\(\(\((\((x + 1)\)\^2 + \((y + 1)\)\^2)\) + z\^2\)\/2\)\)]\)], "Input"], Cell[BoxData[ \(\(ContourPlot3D[ f[x, y, z] - 0.6, {x, \(-2\), 2}, {y, \(-2\), 2}, {z, \(-2\), 2}]; \)\)], "Input"] }, Open ]] }, FrontEndVersion->"Microsoft Windows 3.0", ScreenRectangle->{{0, 1024}, {0, 712}}, WindowSize->{496, 604}, WindowMargins->{{111, Automatic}, {Automatic, 23}} ] -- Stephen P Luttrell luttrell at signal.dra.hmg.gb Adaptive Systems Theory 01684-894046 (phone) Room EX21, DERA 01684-894384 (fax) Malvern, Worcs, WR14 3PS, U.K. http://www.dra.hmg.gb/cis5pip/Welcome.html