====== Distribution Plotter ======
**Plots relative and cumulative frequencies on a double Y-axis graph of a measured parameter. **

=== Description ===
  * Part of [[http://fiji.sc/BAR|BAR]]
  * Retrives relative and cumulative frequencies
  * Fits a Normal distribution to the histogram of relative frequencies
  * Offers [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histogram#Number_of_bins_and_width|several methods]] to automatically determine the number of bins: Square root (used by e.g., M. Excel), Sturges', Scott's (used by ''Analyze>Distribution...'') and Freedman–Diaconis'
  * Further details [[https://github.com/tferr/Scripts/blob/master/Data_Analysis/README.md#distribution-plotter|here]]

{{ :macro:distributionplotterdemo.png |Distribution Plotter Screenshot}}

=== Requirements ===
ImageJ 1.48q or later. Use ''Help>Update ImageJ...'' to upgrade to a newer version.  

=== Installation ===
  - Subscribe to the [[http://fiji.sc/BAR#Installation|BAR update site]] in [[http://fiji.sc/|Fiji]]. Alternatively, download the latest version of ''Distribution Plotter'' from [[https://github.com/tferr/Scripts/blob/master/Data_Analysis/Distribution_Plotter.ijm?raw=true|GitHub]] (direct link).
  - Place the file in the ''ImageJ/plugins/'' or ''Fiji.app/plugins/'' folder (or subfolder).
  - The command ''Distribution Plotter'' will be listed in the ''Plugins>'' menu after running ''Help>Refresh Menus''.

=== Notes ===
  * On imported tables: ImageJ typically pads columns with different number of rows with //0//. Such data points can be ignored by checking the //Ignore zeros// checkbox
  * NaN (Not a Number) entries are ignored
  * Distribution tables can be accessed through the //List//, //Save...// and //Copy...// buttons of the plot window: //X0//: Bin start, //Y0//: Relative frequencies; //X1//: Values, //Y1//: Cumulative frequencies

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Keywords: Analyze particles, Distribution, Histogram, Frequencies, Descriptive Statistics, BAR

 --- //[[:users:tferreira|Tiago Ferreira]] 2014/06/19 23:11//