[Chicago-talk] Graphing (plotting) time-series data?

Wiggins d'Anconia wiggins at danconia.org
Wed Apr 13 15:00:55 PDT 2005


Greg Fast wrote:
> On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 16:08:56 -0500, Jay Strauss <me at heyjay.com> wrote:
> 
>>Greg Fast wrote:
>>
>>>Does anyone have any recommendations for a module for generating
>>>time-series data plots?  You know, your typical 2-d value-vs-time
>>>graphs?
>>>
>>
>>I use DBI::Chart, it's pretty easy, but its more like SQL than perl
> 
> 
> Yeah, but that doesn't really support time-series data either.  Plus,
> I think the syntax kinda creeps me out :)
> 
> Maybe I should revive my old mod after all...
> 

GD::Graph can graph just about any data set just about anyway, 
especially when combined with ImageMagick, but again you would have to 
handle the time series data structure yourself and supply it correctly 
to the module. If you haven't checked it out you might want to.

HTH,

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