From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Peter Davis Subject: Re: Trying to get chart from table working Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2017 07:29:49 -0400 Message-ID: <1506943789.2896684.1124877384.4D54943C@webmail.messagingengine.com> References: <951a16f3-142b-9a46-d205-e75e93b46fe9@pfdstudio.com> <87efqp8sob.fsf@pinto.chemeng.ucl.ac.uk> <1506699746.1209685.1122625320.2C7619C2@webmail.messagingengine.com> <1506699975.1210299.1122633688.70058F8C@webmail.messagingengine.com> <1506720729.1291151.1122958984.5896B03B@webmail.messagingengine.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:51649) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dyyv4-00046m-02 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 02 Oct 2017 07:29:55 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dyyv0-0006J0-St for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 02 Oct 2017 07:29:54 -0400 Received: from out1-smtp.messagingengine.com ([66.111.4.25]:51985) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dyyv0-0006Ic-OJ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 02 Oct 2017 07:29:50 -0400 In-Reply-To: List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Emacs-orgmode" To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org On Mon, Oct 2, 2017, at 07:22 AM, Robert Horn wrote: > > Peter Davis writes: > > > Basically, I want to plot a time series graph showing my PSA (prostate > > specific antigen) over time. The PSA is measured at irregular intervals, > > and has been for over 4 years (and hopefully will continue for many more > > years.) That should be a simple enough graph. I've already got a > > javascript d3 example that does this, but I'd like to embed it in a > > document, and to be able to generate PDF. > > > > Further, I want to be able to show different time intervals with tinted > > bands spanning the full range of the graph, and having specific start > > and end dates. These would represent various medical treatments I've > > undergone. I have a rough example I've mocked up in Photoshop, but, of > > course, I want to be able to add new data and re-generate the chart as > > needed. I don't know if I can attach a PNG to an email on this list. > > > > I do something similar for managing diabetes. > > I use org-mode to manage some (not all) of the data tables and org-babel > to control a graphics and statistics analysis in R. R can also handle > input in other formats, such as CSV, that I get from some sources. The > results are also displayed in the org window as output from R. > > This is a much heavier weight solution, since it involves learning R. > But > the graphics capabilities are immensely richer than gnuplot and the > mathematical capabilities for statistics and time series analysis are > immensely richer in R. > > If learning R benefits your work or career you might explore this. > Thanks, Robert. I've had considered R as a possible tool for this effort. I actually used it briefly for a data visualization course I took a few years ago, but there's still a lot more learning I would have to do to accomplish this. On the other hand, it seems every other path I've tried has a large learning curve too, so I should give R another look. Thanks, -pd -- Peter Davis www.techcurmudgeon.com