ROW LABEL

ROWLABEL (LET)

Subcommand under LET

Converts previously read character data to row labels.

The command READ ROW LABELS can be used to read the row labels from a file. Alternatively, Dataplot can read character data using the
SET CONVERT CHARACTER ON

command. This command stores the character fields in the file "dpchzf.dat".

The two primary uses of character data are:

1. Provide a row identifier for the data.

2. Define a group (or factor) variable. For example, we can identify sex by coding males as M and females as F.

The ROWLABEL command (Syntax 1) is used to convert one of the previosuly read character variables to a row label.

You can also copy a string to a specific row (Syntax 2 or Syntax 3).

Once a row label has been defined, you can use the

CHARACTER ROWLABEL

command to label plot points. Additional uses for row labels are anticipated in future releases of Dataplot.

LET ROWLABEL = <ix>
where <ix> specifies the name of the character variable in the file dpzchf.dat.

The character variable is originally created with a READ command where the SET CONVERT CHARACTER ON was entered prior to the READ.

LET ROWLABEL = STRING TO ROW LABEL <irow> <s>
where <s> is a previously defined string;
and <irow> is a parameter that identifies which row to set.

This syntax is used to set a specific row of the row labels to a previously defined string.

LET ROWLABEL <ival> = <string>
where <string> is a literal string;
and <ival> is a parameter which specifies the row number.

This syntax copies <string> into the <ival>th row of the row labels.

LET ROWLABEL DELETE

This syntax re-initializes all row labels to blank.

LET ROWLABEL = SHIFT LEFT <ival>
where <ival> is a parameter.

This syntax shifts all row labels left (= down) by <ival> rows. Vacated row labels will be set to blank.

LET ROWLABEL = SHIFT RIGHT <ival>
where <ival> is a parameter.

This syntax shifts all row labels right (= up) by <ival> rows. Vacated row labels will be set to blank.

SET CONVERT CHARACTER ON
READ TEST.DAT Y X IX
LET IG = ROW LABEL IX

Row labels can be up to 24 characters long.

Row labels can also be defined using the READ ROW LABELS command.

None

None

READ	= Carries out a column-wise input of data.
CONVERT CHARACTER	= Specify how Dataplot will handle character data.
CHARACTER CODE	= Converts character data to a coded numeric variable.
GROUP LABELS	= Define row labels from character data.

Input/Output

2004/1
2012/08: Support for Syntax 2 - Syntax 6 added.

 
let rowlabel 1 = 100101
let rowlabel 2 = 100102
let rowlabel 3 = 100103
let rowlabel 4 = 100104
let rowlabel 5 = 100105
let rowlabel 6 = 100106
let rowlabel 7 = 100107
let rowlabel 8 = 100108
let rowlabel 9 = 100109
let rowlabel 10 = 100110
.
tic mark offset units screen
tic mark offset 5 5
character rowlabel
plot x**2 for x = 1 1 10
    

 
skip 25
read antibody.dat lab  ymean  ysd  nrep
.
title case asis
label case asis
x1label Mean
y1label Standard Deviation
.
xlimits 0.8  2.4
major xtic mark number 9
minor xtic mark number 1
ylimits 0    1.6
major ytic mark number 9
minor ytic mark number 1
.
system rm dpzchf.dat
let rowlabel = lab
character blank all
character blank blank blank rowlabel
line blank all
line solid dash dotted
.
title Highlight/Summary Form of Homoscedasticity Plot with Contour Linescr() ...
for ANTIBODY.DAT
set homo plot circle technique on
summary homoscedasticity plot ymean ysd nrep