Abou,
I presume this may be a task you will need to perform with some
regularity. I took the liberty of turning Duncan Murdoch's suggested
code into a function for you (I hope you don't mind, Duncan). Good
luck.
On a personal note, it's good to see a familiar name. I hope all is
well with you. Tell everyone at USM I said hello and happy New Year.
Benjamin Nutter
#*** fill.normal function plots a Normal Distribution Curve and shades
the
#*** region between two limits.
fill.normal <- function(lower, upper, m=0, sd=1, sd.to.show=3, ... ){
#*** Error checks. If both lower and upper are missing, stop the
function
if(missing(lower) && missing(upper))
stop("At least on of 'lower' or 'upper' must be specified")
#*** If lower is missing, set shading to extend below the range of the
graph
if(missing(lower) && !missing(upper))
lower <- m - sd * (sd.to.show + 1)
#*** If upper is missing, set shading to extend above the range of the
graph
if(!missing(lower) && missing(upper))
upper <- m + sd * (sd.to.show + 1)
#*** Plot the Normal Curve
x <- seq(m - sd * sd.to.show, m + sd * sd.to.show, by=.01)
plot(x, dnorm(x, mean=m, sd=sd), type="l", ...)
#*** Shade the area between lower and upper
x <- seq(lower, upper, by=.01)
y <- dnorm(x, mean=m, sd=sd)
polygon(c(x, x[length(x)], x[1]), c(y, 0, 0), col="gray")
}
#*** To get the example given by Duncan Murdoch
> fill.normal(lower=90, upper=110, m=100, sd=15, sd.to.print=2)
#*** To shade between -1 and 1 on the Standard Normal Curve
> fill.normal(lower=-1, upper=1)
#*** To shade above 1.5 on the Standard Normal Curve
> fill.normal(lower=1.5)
#* Arguments
#* lower: the lower limit of the shaded region. If this is left
missing,
#* shading will extend below the range of the plot.
#* upper: the upper limit of the shaded region. If this is left
missing,
#* shading will extend avove the range of the plot.
#* m: Mean of the Normal Distribution to be plotted.
#* Defaults to zero.
#* sd: Standard Deviation of the Normal Distribution to be
plotted.
#* Defaults to 1.
#* sd.to.show: The number of standard deviations to be visible on the
plot.
#* Defaults to 3. For example, if the Standard Normal
#* Distribution is to be plotted, under default conditions,
the
#* plot will extend from -3 to 3.
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Subject: [R] Normal Curve
Dear ALL:
How I show the area under the normal curve for example for the following
example:
Assume X has N(100,15). How to show the area corresponding to the
probability:
P(90<X<110)
With many thanks
Abou
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