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An R function to create a plot with side by side panels of different colors and a random walk line plot on top.
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example.colors <- c('cyan', | |
'darkgoldenrod', | |
'cornflowerblue', | |
'chocolate1', | |
'chartreuse1') | |
myplot <- function(N, example.colors, drift=0.1, switch.p=0.01){ | |
K <- length(example.colors) | |
# Generate random data | |
# X is a random walk | |
# Y is a sequence of integers 1, 2 ... K | |
# The values of Y switch from one time point to the next with prob=0.01 | |
X <- rep(0, N) | |
Y <- rep(0, N) | |
x <- 0 | |
y <- sample(1:K, size=1) | |
for (i in seq(N)){ | |
x <- rnorm(1, mean=x, sd=drift) | |
X[i] <- x | |
if (runif(1) < switch.p) { | |
y <- sample(1:K, size=1) | |
} | |
Y[i] <- y | |
} | |
### Set up a blank plot | |
d <- max(X)-min(X) | |
a <- min(X) - 0.05 * d | |
b <- min(X) + 1.05 * d | |
plot(1, | |
type='n', | |
xlim=c(1, N), | |
ylim=c(a, b), | |
ylab='x(t)', | |
xlab='time') | |
### Plot the backgrounds | |
for (i in seq(1:N)){ | |
polygon(c(i-1, i-1, i, i), | |
c(a, b, a, b), | |
col=example.colors[Y[i]], | |
border=NA) | |
} | |
# Plot a line plot on top of the colors | |
lines(X) | |
} | |
myplot(1000, example.colors) |
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