On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 10:42:59AM -0400, Alan G Isaac wrote: > This is essentially a query about why certain histogram types > are not offered. I can see two possible answers: haven't gotten > to them, or, don't want to offer them (e.g., they're bad practice). > > I will choose Stata as a point of comparison. > http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?hist > The types are density, fraction, frequency, and percent. > Frequency corresponds of mpl's normed=False. > Density corresponds of mpl's normed=True. > Today I wanted the 'fraction' type, but mpl did not offer it. > (Note that because of other elements of the graph, hacks like > replacing the ticklabels won't work nicely.) > > If there is not sentiment against offering these types, > I suggest that the `normed` keyword accept strings, > including "fraction" and "percent", and that `hist` > be extended to produce these types. > > Cheers, > Alan Isaac > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _______________________________________________ > Matplotlib-users mailing list > Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
+1. I think this adds more flexbility to the current histogram implementation. I wonder whether this would be worth a pull request? -- Damon McDougall http://damon-is-a-geek.com B2.39 Mathematics Institute University of Warwick Coventry West Midlands CV4 7AL United Kingdom ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
