[R] Howto Smooth a Curve Created with the Point Function

[Duncan Murdoch]

Gundala Viswanath wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have this figure:
>
>  http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=df5zfsj4_103rjt2v4d5
>
> created with the following steps:
>
>   
>> x
>>     
>   [1]  90.4  57.8  77.0 103.7  55.4 217.5  68.1  85.3 152.0 113.0  97.1  89.9
>  [13]  68.1  83.7  77.4  34.5 104.9 170.3  88.6  88.1 108.8  77.4  85.6  82.7
>  [25]  81.3 108.0  49.5  71.0  85.7  99.3 203.5 275.9  51.1  84.8  16.5  72.6
>  [37] 160.5 158.3 136.7 140.0  98.4 116.1 177.0 168.7 208.0 219.3  90.5 119.7
>  [49]  72.9 138.4  98.6  56.0 151.6 230.0  82.0  65.6  83.0 106.9 141.3 103.9
>  [61]  76.0  90.6  72.9  85.5  70.5 134.3 129.5 130.9 187.1 131.4  57.7 179.7
>  [73]  89.7 126.1 124.4 103.2 111.8 143.1  59.4  85.3 122.8 100.0 158.4 188.2
>  [85]  91.9  90.0  74.5  70.2 105.8  90.0  96.6 109.5 176.8 145.1 126.2 215.9
>  [97] 103.4 154.3  84.8 112.8 119.8 111.9 107.6 114.3 198.7  98.2 187.6 196.7
> [109] 138.5 146.1  75.0  80.0 147.7 171.3  90.1  58.1 109.3 136.6  91.5  93.8
> [121]  79.4  71.8
>
>   
>> xhist <- hist(x,col="blue", xlab="Exp Level",freq=FALSE)
>> alpha <- 6.352082
>> beta   <- 17.84647
>> g.pdf <- dgamma(x,shape=alpha,scale=beta)
>> points(x,g.pdf,col="red",type='l')  ## problem here
>>     
>
> My question is:
>
> Why the command "points" DOES NOT create smooth red curve
> as we expected? How can I resolve this problem?
>   

The x values are unsorted.  (It would help if you described what you do 
see, or at least gave a reproducible example.)

Duncan Murdoch
>
> - Gundala Viswanath
> Jakarta - Indonesia
>
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