[R] intersection of 2 density curves

[Monica Pisica]

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No worries there =3B-)) But thanks for the reminder all the same!
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Monica

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> CC: pisicandru at hotmail.com=3B r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
> From: dwinsemius at comcast.net
> To: r.m.krug at gmail.com
> Subject: Re: [R] intersection of 2 density curves
> Date: Thu=2C 8 Oct 2009 11:16:22 -0400
>
> It should also be remembered that there will often be multiple
> intersections of such density estimates.
>
> I hope this is not being done in support of a data-driven
> discretization of two group comparisons. Such practices are to be
> eschewed (as they are even worse than obfuscation).
>
> --
> David Winsemius.
>
>
> On Oct 8=2C 2009=2C at 10:01 AM=2C Rainer M Krug wrote:
>
>> On Thu=2C Oct 8=2C 2009 at 3:48 PM=2C Monica Pisica
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi=2C
>>>
>>> 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:
>>>
>>> set.seed(123)
>>> x1 <- rnorm(100=2C 1=2C 1)
>>> x2 <- rnorm(100=2C 0=2C 1)
>>> d1 <- density(x1)
>>> d2 <- density(x2)
>>>
>>> plot(d1=2C col =3D 2)
>>> lines(d2=2C col =3D 4)
>>>
>>>
>> if you specify n=2C from ant to in density() and keep them the same=2C
>> then 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:
>>
>> 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$y)))]
>> intersY <- d1$y[as.logical(abs(diff(d1$y < d2$y)))]
>> abline(v=3Dinters)
>> abline(h=3DintersY)
>>
>> Cheers=2C
>>
>> Rainer
>>
>>
>>> 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
>>> several vertical and horizontal lines through the graph until
>>> visually i
>>> "hit" the intersection point)
>>>
>>> abline(v =3D 0.35=2C lty =3D 2)
>>> abline(h =3D 0.34=2C lty =3D 2)
>>>
>>> I really appreciate any hints you may have=2C thanks so much=2C
>>>
>>> Monica
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>>
>>
>>
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