a test bit of code

gistfile1.r

mu <- 5
sigma <- 2 
vals <- seq(-2,12,,100)
ds <- dnorm(vals, mean=mu, sd=sigma)

plot(vals, ds, t="l")
qs <- qnorm(c(0.05, 0.95), mean=mu, sd=sigma)
abline(v=qs, col=2, lty=2)


#install.packages("mvtnorm")
require(mvtnorm)
n <- 2
mmu <- rep(mu, n)
msigma <- rep(sigma, n)
mcov <- diag(msigma^2)
mvals <- expand.grid(seq(-2,12,,100), seq(-2,12,,100))
mvds <- dmvnorm(x=mvals, mean=mmu, sigma=mcov)

persp(matrix(mvds,100,100), axes=FALSE)
mvqs <- qmvnorm(0.95, mean=mmu, sigma=mcov, tail = "both") #?

#ex. plot   
png("tmp.png", width=8, height=4, units="in", res=400)
par(mfcol=c(1,2))

#univariate
plot(vals, ds, t="l")
qs <- qnorm(c(0.05, 0.95), mean=mu, sd=sigma)
abline(v=qs, col=2, lty=2)

#multivariate
pmat <- persp(seq(-2,12,,100), seq(-2,12,,100), matrix(mvds,100,100), axes=FALSE, shade=TRUE, lty=0)
cont <- contourLines(seq(-2,12,,100), seq(-2,12,,100), matrix(mvds,100,100), levels=0.05^2)
lines(trans3d(cont[[1]]$x, cont[[1]]$y, cont[[1]]$level, pmat), col=2, lty=2)

dev.off()