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Re: help with 3D scatter plot

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  • Subject: [mg42022] Re: help with 3D scatter plot
  • From: Jens-Peer Kuska <kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de>
  • Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 05:42:39 -0400 (EDT)
  • Organization: Universitaet Leipzig
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Hi,

in the Plot3D[] command or in the last Show[] command.

Regards
  Jens

seferiad wrote:
> 
> Jens,
> Where/how do I imbed the statement regarding titles of the respective axes?
> Thanks, Jay
> 
> "Jens-Peer Kuska" <kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de> wrote in message
> news:bc46j5$ktd$1 at smc.vnet.net...
> > Hi,
> >
> >
> > data = Table[(xx = 2*Random[]; yy = 2*Random[]; {xx, yy, Sin[xx*yy]}),
> > {100}];
> >
> > fitfun = Chop[Fit[data, {1, x, y, x*y}, {x, y}]];
> >
> >
> > Block[{$DisplayFunction = Identity},
> >   g1 = Plot3D[Evaluate[fitfun], {x, 0, 2}, {y, 0, 2}];
> >   g2 = Graphics3D[{
> >            {AbsolutePointSize[4], Point /@ data},
> >           Line[{Append[Take[#, 2], 0], #}] & /@ data}
> >       ];
> >   ]
> > Show[g1, g2]
> >
> >
> > Regards
> >   Jens
> >
> > seferiad wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > > I have Mathematica 4 and have two questions.
> > > 1) I have a 3D scatter plot, and I would like to do a least squares fit
> to
> > > the data, and display the R^2 value. Since the graph is 3D, the curve
> fit
> > > should be a surface.  I don't think I can do this conveniently, has
> anyone
> > > found a work around for this?
> > >
> > > 2) Also, it is difficult to visualize the location of the data in the
> plot,
> > > with or without the grids.  I once saw another graph (it may have been
> Igor
> > > software?) in which each of the data points were attached to lines that
> were
> > > parallel to the z-axis and stopped at the x-y plane. This is a very nice
> > > feature. Is there something equivalent in Mathematica to help improve
> with
> > > being able to visualize the graph?  Thanks, Jay
> >


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