Re: Switching x and y axes in a plot
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- Subject: [mg41529] Re: Switching x and y axes in a plot
- From: bobhanlon at aol.com (Bob Hanlon)
- Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 01:07:08 -0400 (EDT)
- References: <bakj5v$l89$1@smc.vnet.net>
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f[x_] := x^2-4x+4;
p1 = Plot[f[x], {x,-6,10}];
Show[p1 /. {x_, y_} :> {y,x},
AspectRatio->GoldenRatio, ImageSize->178];
Plot[Evaluate[x /. Solve[y==f[x], x]], {y,0,f[10]},
AspectRatio->GoldenRatio, ImageSize->178];
Needs["Graphics`ImplicitPlot`"];
ImplicitPlot[y==f[x], {y,0,f[10]},
AspectRatio->GoldenRatio, ImageSize->178];
For a scatter plot go to the on-line help's master index and type scatter. You
will be directed to ListPlot
Bob Hanlon
In article <bakj5v$l89$1 at smc.vnet.net>, Gregory Lypny
<gregory.lypny at videotron.ca> wrote:
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Subject: Switching x and y axes in a plot
From: Gregory Lypny <gregory.lypny at videotron.ca>
To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 07:38:39 +0000 (UTC)
Hello everyone,
I'm new to Mathematica, so I hope you'll forgive my first couple of
naive questions.
I've used Plot to graph a parabola as follows: Plot[ax^2 - 2bx + c,
{x, xMin, xMax}]. Is there any way to plot the function so that y
appears on the horizontal axis and x on the vertical? (I realize the
parabola part is uninteresting; it's actually the solution to a
standard problem in financial economics involving the minimization of
investment portfolio risk for a given expected return.)
Another plot-related question, if I may: do all plots require the
specification of a domain as {x, xMin, xMax}? For example, how would I
create a scatter plot of experimental data where I have a long
two-column list or matrix consisting of x and y observations where the
data determine the domain and range?
Sincerely,
Gregory
Gregory Lypny
Associate Professor
Concordia University
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