Gnuplot in Action Understanding Data with Graphs 1st Edition by Philipp Janert, Collin Kelley, Thomas Williams ISBN 9781933988399 1933988398

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ISBN 10: 1933988398
ISBN 13: 9781933988399
Author: Philipp Janert, Collin Kelley, Thomas Williams

Statistical data is only as valuable as your ability to analyze, interpret, and present it in a meaningful way. Gnuplot is the most widely used program to plot and visualize data for Unix/Linux systems and it is also popular for Windows and the Mac. It’s open-source (as in free!), actively maintained, stable, and mature. It can deal with arbitrarily large data sets and is capable of producing high-quality, publication-ready graphics.
So far, the only comprehensive documentation available about gnuplot is the online reference documentation, which makes it both hard to get started and almost impossible to get a complete overview over all of its features. If you’ve never tried gnuplot “or have found it tough to get your arms around “read on.
Gnuplot in Action is the first comprehensive introduction to gnuplot “from the basics to the power features and beyond. Besides providing a tutorial on gnuplot itself, it demonstrates how to apply and use gnuplot to extract intelligence from data. Particular attention is paid to tricky or poorly-explained areas. You will learn how to apply gnuplot to actual data analysis problems. This book looks at different types of graphs that can be generated with gnuplot and will discuss when and how to use them to extract actual information from data.
One of gnuplot’s main advantages is that it requires no programming skills nor knowledge of advanced mathematical or statistical concepts. Gnuplot in Action assumes you have no previous knowledge of either gnuplot or statistics and data analysis. The books starts out with basic gnuplot concepts, then describes in depth how to get a graph ready for final presentation and to make it look “just right” by including arrows, labels, and other decorations.
Next the book looks at advanced concepts, such as multi-dimensional graphs and false-color plots “powerful features for special purposes. The author also describes advanced applications of gnuplot, such as how to script gnuplot so that it can run unattended as a batch job, and how to call gnuplot from within a CGI script to generate graphics for dynamic websites on demand.
Gnuplot in Action makes gnuplot easy for anyone who needs to do data analysis, but doesn’t have an education in analytical tools and methods. It’s perfect for DBAs, programmers, and performance engineers; business analysts and MBAs; and Six-Sigma Black Belts, and process engineers.
What’s Inside:
Creating graphs with gnuplot
Data transformations and filters
Preparing/polishing graphs for final presentation
Publishing graphs in print or on the Web
Using gnuplot’s power features
Gnuplot scripting and programming
Types of graphs and when to use them
Techniques of graphical analysis
How to build, install, and develop for gnuplot
Command and Option reference organized by concept
Purchase of the print book comes with an offer of a free PDF, ePub, and Kindle eBook from Manning. Also available is all code from the book.

Gnuplot in Action Understanding Data with Graphs 1st Edition Table of contents:

Part 1. Getting started

Chapter 1. Prelude: understanding data with gnuplot

Chapter 2. Tutorial: essential gnuplot

Chapter 3. The heart of the matter: the plot command

Part 2. Creating graphs

Chapter 4. Managing data sets and files

Chapter 5. Practical matters: strings, loops, and history

Chapter 6. A catalog of styles

Chapter 7. Decorations: labels, arrows, and explanations

Chapter 8. All about axes

Part 3. Mastering technicalities

Chapter 9. Color, style, and appearance

Chapter 10. Terminals and output formats

Chapter 11. Automation, scripting, and animation

Chapter 12. Beyond the defaults: workflow and styles

Part 4. Understanding data

Chapter 13. Basic techniques of graphical analysis

Chapter 14. Topics in graphical analysis

Chapter 15. Coda: understanding data with graphs

Appendix A. Obtaining, building, and installing gnuplot

Appendix B. Resources

Appendix C. Surface and contour plots

Appendix D. Palettes and false-color plots

Appendix E. Special plots

Appendix F. Higher math

Index

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