I understand now what connect(L) means.
Thank you,
Ashim.
On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 4:18 PM, Svend Juul <[email protected]> wrote:
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> From "Ashim Kapoor" <[email protected]>
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> To my suggestion:
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> clear
> input lineno pointno x y
> 1 0 0 0
> 1 1 2 3
> 1 2 3 2
> 2 1 2 3
> 2 3 4 2.2
> end
> sort lineno x
> twoway scatter y x , connect(L)
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> Ashim wrote:
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> Thank you for your reply. I don't quite follow the idea behind
> connect(L). The help says it connects only if x[j+1] > x[j]. I did
> not get it. I do see your point in the lineno / point no. I don't see
> how connect(L) will "see" the lineno.
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> You are right, this will only work in some cases. To get better
> answers, you should probably tell more explicitly what you want
> to obtain and why. The best method also depends on the structure
> of your data set.
>
> Svend
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