Comments on: It’s all about the data… http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2008/08/18/its-all-about-the-data/ Ken & Mike work on the MATLAB Desktop team Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:59:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Mike http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2008/08/18/its-all-about-the-data/#comment-6349 Mike Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:03:31 +0000 http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2008/08/18/its-all-about-the-data/#comment-6349 Guillaume, I don't know what feature might be missing from your version of importdata, or what the particular issue might be. Please contact technical support. <a href="http://www.mathworks.com/support/service_requests/contact_support.do" rel="nofollow">http://www.mathworks.com/support/service_requests/contact_support.do</a>. Guillaume,

I don’t know what feature might be missing from your version of importdata, or what the particular issue might be. Please contact technical support. http://www.mathworks.com/support/service_requests/contact_support.do.

]]> By: Guillaume Costil http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2008/08/18/its-all-about-the-data/#comment-6347 Guillaume Costil Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:22:27 +0000 http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2008/08/18/its-all-about-the-data/#comment-6347 Hi, I got a problem with the differents versions of Matlab. The 7.0.0 and the 2009 versions give me the importdata i need. But if i want to do the same with the 7.5.0, it leaves the numbers i need apart. Do I need to fscanf ? or is it a format problem ? Thx Hi,
I got a problem with the differents versions of Matlab.
The 7.0.0 and the 2009 versions give me the importdata i need. But if i want to do the same with the 7.5.0, it leaves the numbers i need apart.
Do I need to fscanf ? or is it a format problem ?
Thx

]]> By: Carl Korkpoe http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2008/08/18/its-all-about-the-data/#comment-6062 Carl Korkpoe Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:24:10 +0000 http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2008/08/18/its-all-about-the-data/#comment-6062 Yes what am reading here helps a bit but for me, I would like a demo of say importing text based data into Matlab say under the heading Income , Number_households and then do a plot in matlab of Income versus Number_households. If I can go ahead and do a curve fit, that will be a huge leap! Yes what am reading here helps a bit but for me, I would like a demo of say importing text based data into Matlab say under the heading Income , Number_households and then do a plot in matlab of Income versus Number_households. If I can go ahead and do a curve fit, that will be a huge leap!

]]> By: Jennifer French http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2008/08/18/its-all-about-the-data/#comment-5599 Jennifer French Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:27:06 +0000 http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2008/08/18/its-all-about-the-data/#comment-5599 Hi Stephen, Thanks for posting about dataset. Its great to hear about techniques that work well for folks. --Jennifer Hi Stephen,

Thanks for posting about dataset. Its great to hear about techniques that work well for folks.

–Jennifer

]]> By: Jennifer French http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2008/08/18/its-all-about-the-data/#comment-5598 Jennifer French Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:08:04 +0000 http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2008/08/18/its-all-about-the-data/#comment-5598 Hi Quan, Thanks for sharing those techniques for working with excel! They sound quite useful and effective. --Jennifer Hi Quan,

Thanks for sharing those techniques for working with excel! They sound quite useful and effective.

–Jennifer

]]> By: Ken http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2008/08/18/its-all-about-the-data/#comment-5580 Ken Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:18:20 +0000 http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2008/08/18/its-all-about-the-data/#comment-5580 @Steven: Thanks for the great feedback! We'd love to hear more about how you use the dataset function when prototyping. @Steven: Thanks for the great feedback! We’d love to hear more about how you use the dataset function when prototyping.

]]> By: Ken http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2008/08/18/its-all-about-the-data/#comment-5579 Ken Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:14:36 +0000 http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2008/08/18/its-all-about-the-data/#comment-5579 @Quan: <tt>xlsread</tt> is a great function! Also, I like your cut and paste technique. @Quan: xlsread is a great function! Also, I like your cut and paste technique.

]]> By: StephenLL http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2008/08/18/its-all-about-the-data/#comment-5573 StephenLL Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:13:46 +0000 http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2008/08/18/its-all-about-the-data/#comment-5573 I know this blog is about the desktop but I find the dataset function does not get advertised enough. :) I find the _dataset_ function from the stats toolbox a great way to get data out of excel and into an organized structure. The more I use the dataset function the more I like it. It is my go-to function when I have prototyping to do. Stephen I know this blog is about the desktop but I find the dataset function does not get advertised enough. :)

I find the _dataset_ function from the stats toolbox a great way to get data out of excel and into an organized structure.

The more I use the dataset function the more I like it. It is my go-to function when I have prototyping to do.

Stephen

]]> By: Quan http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2008/08/18/its-all-about-the-data/#comment-5566 Quan Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:04:28 +0000 http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2008/08/18/its-all-about-the-data/#comment-5566 Hi Jennifer, The most frequent type of data I work with is excel. There a bunch of ways to import data, and one of the ways that I use is the command <code>xlsread</code>. Other times, when I just want to quickly transfer some data from excel into MATLAB, I first create an empty variable, which I will call myData. Next, I go to the workspace window and double click on myData to open up the array editor. Finally, I cut and paste from excel into MATLAB. I also work with other data formats but they are not quite so easy to import (as there is both text and numbers). Usually, I write scripts and functions to import data to my liking. Nice post, hope to see more from you guys soon! Quan Hi Jennifer,

The most frequent type of data I work with is excel. There a bunch of ways to import data, and one of the ways that I use is the command xlsread.

Other times, when I just want to quickly transfer some data from excel into MATLAB, I first create an empty variable, which I will call myData.

Next, I go to the workspace window and double click on myData to open up the array editor. Finally, I cut and paste from excel into MATLAB.

I also work with other data formats but they are not quite so easy to import (as there is both text and numbers). Usually, I write scripts and functions to import data to my liking.

Nice post, hope to see more from you guys soon!

Quan

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