Last modified: December 2023

URL: https://cxc.cfa.harvard.edu/sherpa/ahelp/plot_pdf.html
AHELP for CIAO 4.16 Sherpa

plot_pdf

Context: plotting

Synopsis

Plot the probability density function of an array of values.

Syntax

plot_pdf(points, name='x', xlabel='x', bins=12, normed=True,
replot=False, overplot=False, clearwindow=True, **kwargs)

points - array
name - str, optional
xlabel - str, optional
bins - int, optional
normed - bool, optional
replot - bool, optional
overplot - bool, optional
clearwindow - bool, optional

Description

Create and plot the probability density function (PDF) of the input array.


Examples

Example 1

>>> mu, sigma, n = 100, 15, 500
>>> x = np.random.normal(loc=mu, scale=sigma, size=n)
>>> plot_pdf(x, bins=25)

Example 2

>>> plot_pdf(x, normed=False, xlabel="mu", name="Simulations")

PARAMETERS

The parameters for this function are:

Parameter Definition
points The values used to create the probability density function.
name The label to use as part of the plot title.
xlabel The label for the X axis
bins The number of bins to use to create the PDF.
normed Should the PDF be normalized (the default is True ).
replot Set to True to use the values calculated by the last call to `plot_pdf` . The default is False .
overplot If True then add the data to an existing plot, otherwise create a new plot. The default is False .
clearwindow Should the existing plot area be cleared before creating this new plot (e.g. for multi-panel plots)?

Bugs

See the bugs pages on the Sherpa website for an up-to-date listing of known bugs.

See Also

contrib
get_data_prof, get_data_prof_prefs, get_delchi_prof, get_delchi_prof_prefs, get_fit_prof, get_model_prof, get_model_prof_prefs, get_resid_prof, get_resid_prof_prefs, get_source_prof, get_source_prof_prefs, plot_chart_spectrum, plot_marx_spectrum, prof_data, prof_delchi, prof_fit, prof_fit_delchi, prof_fit_resid, prof_model, prof_resid, prof_source
data
get_arf_plot, get_bkg_chisqr_plot, get_bkg_delchi_plot, get_bkg_fit_plot, get_bkg_model_plot, get_bkg_plot, get_bkg_ratio_plot, get_bkg_resid_plot, get_bkg_source_plot
info
list_model_ids, show_bkg_model, show_bkg_source
methods
get_draws
modeling
add_model, add_user_pars, clean, create_model_component, delete_bkg_model, delete_model, delete_model_component, get_model, get_model_autoassign_func, get_model_component, get_model_component_image, get_model_component_plot, get_model_plot, get_num_par, get_num_par_frozen, get_num_par_thawed, get_order_plot, get_par, get_pileup_model, get_source, get_source_component_image, get_source_component_plot, get_source_contour, get_source_image, get_source_plot, get_xsabund, get_xscosmo, get_xsxsect, get_xsxset, image_model, image_model_component, image_source, image_source_component, integrate, link, load_table_model, load_template_interpolator, load_template_model, load_user_model, normal_sample, reset, save_model, save_source, set_bkg_model, set_bkg_source, set_full_model, set_model, set_model_autoassign_func, set_pileup_model, set_source, set_xsabund, set_xscosmo, set_xsxsect, set_xsxset, t_sample, uniform_sample
plotting
get_cdf_plot, get_energy_flux_hist, get_pdf_plot, get_photon_flux_hist, get_pvalue_plot, get_pvalue_results, get_split_plot, plot, plot_arf, plot_bkg, plot_bkg_chisqr, plot_bkg_delchi, plot_bkg_fit, plot_bkg_fit_delchi, plot_bkg_fit_resid, plot_bkg_model, plot_bkg_ratio, plot_bkg_resid, plot_bkg_source, plot_cdf, plot_chisqr, plot_data, plot_delchi, plot_energy_flux, plot_fit, plot_fit_delchi, plot_fit_resid, plot_model, plot_model_component, plot_order, plot_photon_flux, plot_pvalue, plot_ratio, plot_resid, plot_scatter, plot_source, plot_source_component, plot_trace, set_xlinear, set_xlog, set_ylinear, set_ylog
psfs
delete_psf, load_conv, plot_kernel
saving
save_delchi, save_resid
statistics
get_chisqr_plot, get_delchi_plot
utilities
calc_chisqr, calc_energy_flux, calc_model_sum, calc_photon_flux, calc_source_sum, calc_stat, eqwidth
visualization
contour_model, contour_ratio, contour_resid