ChartDirector 7.0 (Python Edition)

Parametric Curve Fitting




This example demonstrates parametric curve fitting.

In addition to linear regression, ChartDirector also supports polynomial, exponential and logarithmic regression. To create these curves, a TrendLayer object is created using XYChart.addTrendLayer, and the regressive type is set using TrendLayer.setRegressionType.

Source Code Listing

pythondemo\paramcurve.py
#!/usr/bin/python # The ChartDirector for Python module is assumed to be in "../lib" import sys, os sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.abspath(sys.path[0]), "..", "lib")) from pychartdir import * # The XY data of the first data series dataX0 = [10, 35, 17, 4, 22, 29, 45, 52, 63, 39] dataY0 = [2.0, 3.2, 2.7, 1.2, 2.8, 2.9, 3.1, 3.0, 2.3, 3.3] # The XY data of the second data series dataX1 = [30, 35, 17, 4, 22, 59, 43, 52, 63, 39] dataY1 = [1.0, 1.3, 0.7, 0.6, 0.8, 3.0, 1.8, 2.3, 3.4, 1.5] # The XY data of the third data series dataX2 = [28, 35, 15, 10, 22, 60, 46, 64, 39] dataY2 = [2.0, 2.2, 1.2, 0.4, 1.8, 2.7, 2.4, 2.8, 2.4] # Create a XYChart object of size 540 x 480 pixels c = XYChart(540, 480) # Set the plotarea at (70, 65) and of size 400 x 350 pixels, with white background and a light grey # border (0xc0c0c0). Turn on both horizontal and vertical grid lines with light grey color # (0xc0c0c0) c.setPlotArea(70, 65, 400, 350, 0xffffff, -1, 0xc0c0c0, 0xc0c0c0, -1) # Add a legend box with the top center point anchored at (270, 30). Use horizontal layout. Use 10pt # Arial Bold Italic font. Set the background and border color to Transparent. legendBox = c.addLegend(270, 30, 0, "Arial Bold Italic", 10) legendBox.setAlignment(TopCenter) legendBox.setBackground(Transparent, Transparent) # Add a title to the chart using 18 point Times Bold Itatic font. c.addTitle("Parametric Curve Fitting", "Times New Roman Bold Italic", 18) # Add titles to the axes using 12pt Arial Bold Italic font c.yAxis().setTitle("Axis Title Placeholder", "Arial Bold Italic", 12) c.xAxis().setTitle("Axis Title Placeholder", "Arial Bold Italic", 12) # Set the axes line width to 3 pixels c.yAxis().setWidth(3) c.xAxis().setWidth(3) # Add a scatter layer using (dataX0, dataY0) c.addScatterLayer(dataX0, dataY0, "Polynomial", GlassSphere2Shape, 11, 0xff0000) # Add a degree 2 polynomial trend line layer for (dataX0, dataY0) trend0 = c.addTrendLayer2(dataX0, dataY0, 0xff0000) trend0.setLineWidth(3) trend0.setRegressionType(PolynomialRegression(2)) # Add a scatter layer for (dataX1, dataY1) c.addScatterLayer(dataX1, dataY1, "Exponential", GlassSphere2Shape, 11, 0x00aa00) # Add an exponential trend line layer for (dataX1, dataY1) trend1 = c.addTrendLayer2(dataX1, dataY1, 0x00aa00) trend1.setLineWidth(3) trend1.setRegressionType(ExponentialRegression) # Add a scatter layer using (dataX2, dataY2) c.addScatterLayer(dataX2, dataY2, "Logarithmic", GlassSphere2Shape, 11, 0x0000ff) # Add a logarithmic trend line layer for (dataX2, dataY2) trend2 = c.addTrendLayer2(dataX2, dataY2, 0x0000ff) trend2.setLineWidth(3) trend2.setRegressionType(LogarithmicRegression) # Output the chart c.makeChart("paramcurve.png")