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| + | ====== Distribution Plotter ====== | ||
| + | **Plots relative and cumulative frequencies on a double Y-axis graph of a measured parameter. ** | ||
| + | === Description === | ||
| + | * Part of [[http://fiji.sc/BAR|BAR]] | ||
| + | * Retrives relative and cumulative frequencies | ||
| + | * Fits a Normal distribution to the histogram of relative frequencies | ||
| + | * Offers [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histogram#Number_of_bins_and_width|several methods]] to automatically determine the number of bins: Square root (used by e.g., M. Excel), Sturges', Scott's (used by ''Analyze>Distribution...'') and Freedman–Diaconis' | ||
| + | * Further details [[https://github.com/tferr/Scripts/blob/master/Data_Analysis/README.md#distribution-plotter|here]] | ||
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| + | {{ :macro:distributionplotterdemo.png |Distribution Plotter Screenshot}} | ||
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| + | === Requirements === | ||
| + | ImageJ 1.48q or later. Use ''Help>Update ImageJ...'' to upgrade to a newer version. | ||
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| + | === Installation === | ||
| + | - Subscribe to the [[http://fiji.sc/BAR#Installation|BAR update site]] in [[http://fiji.sc/|Fiji]]. Alternatively, download the latest version of ''Distribution Plotter'' from [[https://github.com/tferr/Scripts/blob/master/Data_Analysis/Distribution_Plotter.ijm?raw=true|GitHub]] (direct link). | ||
| + | - Place the file in the ''ImageJ/plugins/'' or ''Fiji.app/plugins/'' folder (or subfolder). | ||
| + | - The command ''Distribution Plotter'' will be listed in the ''Plugins>'' menu after running ''Help>Refresh Menus''. | ||
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| + | === Notes === | ||
| + | * On imported tables: ImageJ typically pads columns with different number of rows with //0//. Such data points can be ignored by checking the //Ignore zeros// checkbox | ||
| + | * NaN (Not a Number) entries are ignored | ||
| + | * Distribution tables can be accessed through the //List//, //Save...// and //Copy...// buttons of the plot window: //X0//: Bin start, //Y0//: Relative frequencies; //X1//: Values, //Y1//: Cumulative frequencies | ||
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| + | ---- | ||
| + | Keywords: Analyze particles, Distribution, Histogram, Frequencies, Descriptive Statistics, BAR | ||
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| + | --- //[[:users:tferreira|Tiago Ferreira]] 2014/06/19 23:11// | ||
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