Plot a quadratic curve as a function of y on a scatterplot

Question

I am using JFreeCharts to plot a scatterplot in Java. I am using PolynomialFunction2D to plot a quadratic regression line, over the scatterplot.

PolynomialFunction2D can be used to plot quadratic curves, that are defined as a function of x, ie, y = a0 + a1 * x + a2 * x^2 + ...

I want to plot a quadratic curve as a function of y, ie, x = a0 + a1 * y + a2 * y^2 + ... on the scatterplot, made in JFreeCharts, when the coefficients are given.

Is this possible? And, if yes, what approach can be used for the same.

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 07 '16 at 16:01

You can create an XYSeries from the function, by manually sampling the function over y and computing the corresponding x-value. The resulting data set can be added to the XYPlot, together with the XYDataset of the scatter plot:

As an example:

import java.awt.Dimension;

import org.jfree.chart.ChartPanel;
import org.jfree.chart.JFreeChart;
import org.jfree.chart.axis.NumberAxis;
import org.jfree.chart.plot.XYPlot;
import org.jfree.chart.renderer.xy.XYLineAndShapeRenderer;
import org.jfree.data.function.Function2D;
import org.jfree.data.function.PolynomialFunction2D;
import org.jfree.data.xy.XYDataset;
import org.jfree.data.xy.XYSeries;
import org.jfree.data.xy.XYSeriesCollection;
import org.jfree.ui.ApplicationFrame;

public class FunctionOfYOverScatter
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        new FunctionOfYOverScatter();
    }

    public FunctionOfYOverScatter()
    {
        XYPlot plot = new XYPlot();

        XYDataset scatterPlotDataset = getScatterPlotDataset();
        plot.setDataset(0, scatterPlotDataset);
        plot.setRenderer(0, new XYLineAndShapeRenderer(false, true));
        plot.setDomainAxis(0, new NumberAxis("Scatterplot domain"));
        plot.setRangeAxis(0, new NumberAxis("Scatterplot range"));
        plot.mapDatasetToDomainAxis(0, 0);
        plot.mapDatasetToRangeAxis(0, 0);

        double minY = -2.0;
        double maxY = 2.0;
        XYDataset functionDataset = 
            getFunctionDataset(0.8, 0.5, 1.2, minY, maxY);
        plot.setDataset(1, functionDataset);
        plot.setRenderer(1, new XYLineAndShapeRenderer(true, false));

        JFreeChart chart = new JFreeChart("Function of Y over scatter plot",
            JFreeChart.DEFAULT_TITLE_FONT, plot, true);
        ChartPanel chartPanel = new ChartPanel(chart);
        chartPanel.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(500, 270));
        ApplicationFrame frame = new ApplicationFrame("Example");
        frame.setContentPane(chartPanel);
        frame.pack();
        frame.setVisible(true);
    }

    private XYDataset getFunctionDataset(
        double a0, double a1, double a2,
        double minY, double maxY)
    {
        double[] a = { a0, a1, a2 };
        Function2D p = new PolynomialFunction2D(a);
        XYSeries series = sampleFunctionOverY(p, minY, maxY, 100, "Function");
        XYSeriesCollection dataset = new XYSeriesCollection();
        dataset.addSeries(series);
        return dataset;
    }

    public static XYSeries sampleFunctionOverY(Function2D f, double start,
        double end, int samples, Comparable<?> seriesKey)
    {
        XYSeries series = new XYSeries(seriesKey, false);
        double step = (end - start) / (samples - 1);
        for (int i = 0; i < samples; i++)
        {
            double y = start + step * i;
            series.add(f.getValue(y), y);
        }
        return series;
    }


    private XYDataset getScatterPlotDataset()
    {
        XYSeriesCollection dataset = new XYSeriesCollection();
        XYSeries data = new XYSeries("Scatterplot");
        data.add(3.0, 2.0);
        data.add(1.7, 1.0);
        data.add(2.0, -1.0);
        data.add(1.0, 1.8);
        dataset.addSeries(data);
        return dataset;
    }


}

Related examples are shown [here](http://stackoverflow.com/a/20266619/230513), [here](http://stackoverflow.com/a/20107935/230513) and [here](http://stackoverflow.com/a/37716411/230513). — trashgod, Aug 07 '16 at 19:03
@trashgod Sure, there are many examples, and it's hard to tell what exactly was the point of the question: 1. Plotting a scatter- and line chart into the same `ChartPanel`, or 2. (more likely) creating a function over y-values. There is no built-in functionality for the latter, so I guess that was the main point. — Marco13, Aug 07 '16 at 20:51
Good points; I just wanted to scatter a few breadcrumbs for future visitors. — trashgod, Aug 08 '16 at 00:33
I wanted to know a method for creating a function over y values. The reason why I mentioned plotting a scatterplot and a line chart, is to summarize the work that I have already done, and to get an answer/hint wrt an xyseries. Thanks for your help! — Aish, Aug 24 '16 at 16:48

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