[R] intersection of 2 density curves

[Monica Pisica]

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Hi=2C
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Thanks so much for your answer. It works beautifully for my example and of =
course i will test it on the"real" data as well.
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Thanks again=2C
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Monica
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> Date: Thu=2C 8 Oct 2009 16:01:36 +0200
> Subject: Re: [R] intersection of 2 density curves
> From: r.m.krug at gmail.com
> To: pisicandru at hotmail.com
> CC: r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
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> On Thu=2C Oct 8=2C 2009 at 3:48 PM=2C Monica Pisica> wrote:
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> Hi=2C
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> I would like to find out the coordinates of the intersection points of 2 =
density curves. I did a search but i didn't get any significant results. I =
really hope some of you have some ideas. here it is an example:
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> set.seed(123)
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> x1 <- rnorm(100=2C 1=2C 1)
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> x2 <- rnorm(100=2C 0=2C 1)
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> d1 <- density(x1)
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> d2 <- density(x2)
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> plot(d1=2C col =3D 2)
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> lines(d2=2C col =3D 4)
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> if you specify n=2C from ant to in density() and keep them the same=2C th=
en the density estimates are done for the same x-coordinates. Therefore you=
 can compare d1$y with d2$y to deternine=2C where they intersect:
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> d2 <- density(x2=2C from=3D-3=2C to=3D5=2C n=3D2048)
> d1 <- density(x1=2C from=3D-3=2C to=3D5=2C n=3D2048)
> plot(d1=2C col =3D 2)
> lines(d2=2C col =3D 4)
> d1$y < d2$y
> intersX <- d1$x[as.logical(abs(diff(d1$y < d2$y)))]
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> intersY <- d1$y[as.logical(abs(diff(d1$y < d2$y)))]
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> abline(v=3Dinters)
> abline(h=3DintersY)
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> Cheers=2C
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> Rainer
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> Now i would like to know the coordinates of the intersection point. I did=
 some "trial and error" and i come up with these .... (that means i did sev=
eral vertical and horizontal lines through the graph until visually i "hit"=
 the intersection point)
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> abline(v =3D 0.35=2C lty =3D 2)
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> abline(h =3D 0.34=2C lty =3D 2)
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> I really appreciate any hints you may have=2C thanks so much=2C
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> Monica
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