Gnuplot in Action: Understanding Data with Graphs

Gnuplot in Action: Understanding Data with Graphs
Summary

Gnuplot in Action, Second Edition is a major revision of this popular and authoritative guide for developers, engineers, and scientists who want to learn and use gnuplot effectively. Fully updated for gnuplot version 5, the book includes four pages of color illustrations and four bonus appendixes available in the eBook.

Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.

About the Technology

Gnuplot is an open-source graphics program that helps you analyze, interpret, and present numerical data. Available for Unix, Mac, and Windows, it is well-maintained, mature, and totally free.

About the Book

Gnuplot in Action, Second Edition is a major revision of this authoritative guide for developers, engineers, and scientists. The book starts with a tutorial introduction, followed by a systematic overview of gnuplot's core features and full coverage of gnuplot's advanced capabilities. Experienced readers will appreciate the discussion of gnuplot 5's features, including new plot types, improved text and color handling, and support for interactive, web-based display formats. The book concludes with chapters on graphical effects and general techniques for understanding data with graphs. It includes four pages of color illustrations. 3D graphics, false-color plots, heatmaps, and multivariate visualizations are covered in chapter-length appendixes available in the eBook.

What's Inside
- Creating different types of graphs in detail
- Animations, scripting, batch operations
- Extensive discussion of terminals
Updated to cover gnuplot version 5

About the Reader

About the Author

Philipp K. Janert, PhD

Table of Contents

PART 1 GETTING STARTED

Prelude: understanding data with gnuplot
Tutorial: essential gnuplot
The heart of the matter: the plot command

PART 2 CREATING GRAPHS

Managing data sets and files
Practical matters: strings, loops, and history
A catalog of styles
Decorations: labels, arrows, and explanations
All about axes

PART 3 MASTERING TECHNICALITIES

Color, style, and appearance
Terminals and output formats
Automation, scripting, and animation
Beyond the defaults: workflow and styles

PART 4 UNDERSTANDING DATA

Basic techniques of graphical analysis
Topics in graphical analysis
Coda: understanding data with graphs

Country USA
Brand Manning Publications
Manufacturer Manning
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2016-04-10
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781633430181

Country	USA
Brand	Manning Publications
Manufacturer	Manning
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	2016-04-10
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781633430181

Gnuplot in Action: Understanding Data with Graphs

PART 1 GETTING STARTED

PART 2 CREATING GRAPHS

PART 3 MASTERING TECHNICALITIES

PART 4 UNDERSTANDING DATA

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