Re: graphs
Jodie Allen (74160.3410@CompuServe.COM)
Mon, 24 Feb 1997 01:19:38 -0500 (EST)
>I wonder if Greg, or Red, or whoever, would say a few words
>about why computer for this. I've plotted densities to make a
>graph (or "curve") on a piece of paper xeroxed from Kodak's
>chart. It seemed *to me* to be fairly quick, easy and clear. So
>are there things simple pencil & paper doesn't do? Surely it
>can't be quicker -- can it? (Greg, I think we had this
>discussion before & it's just my memory failing. But I'm
>probably not the only one wondering.)
It depends on his data and what he intends to do. If you have a few points to
plot, then graphing by hand is fine. However, if you have lots of data, or want
to try looking at it using different graphical methods then the computer is a
great improvement over hand graphing.
- Wayde Allen
(74160.3410@compuserve.com)