One of the features I love in R2016a is the new yyaxis function. This is a new way to create plots which have two independent Y's, like the older plotyy function. Let's take a look at how yyaxis... read more >>

As the Wind BlowsNOAA maintains a number of buoys that collect weather data, and they publish the data from them on their website.There are four of these buoys just outside Boston harbor. They are... read more >>

Fill BetweenOne question I'm often asked is how to fill the area between two plotted curves. It is possible to do this, but it involves some details which aren't obvious, so let's walk through what's... read more >>

Stacked Bar3MATLAB's bar3 command is kind of cool, but what if we have a 3D matrix like this?rng(0) array = randi(10,[4 5 3]); It might be nice to create something that was sort of a stacked... read more >>

If you live in the US, you probably filed your taxes sometime in the last couple of months. If you're like me, that got you looking at data about taxes. One nice source of tax data is the US Census... read more >>

The Keeling... read more >>

Linked SelectionWhen we create visualizations of data which have multiple values per data point, we need to use different graphics features to represent the different values. These are called "visual... read more >>

Highlighting Parts of ChartsSometimes you would like change how a chart looks in a way which isn’t supported by the implementation of the chart. For example, you might want to change the color... read more >>