re: data display
Alice L. Givan (Alice.L.Givan@Dartmouth.EDU)
29 Sep 97 12:48:55 EDT
I know that dot plots can be misleading for all the reasons that Mario Roederer
describes --- BUT I also know that, by choice of the contouring algorithm, you
can make a contour plot look any way you want: shoulders on peaks can be
emphasized or can be made to disappear, double peaks can be made to look like
single peaks, etc etc etc.. These problems are not solved by showing the dots
that are below the contouring threshold, as they relate to the levels of
coutours above the threshold. Dot plots can be misleading, but contour plots
are a can of worms. OK Mario (and anyone else) -- looking forward to your
response!
Alice
Alice L. Givan
Englert Cell Analysis Laboratory
Dartmouth Medical School
Lebanon, New Hampshire
NH 03756 USA
tel 603-650-7661
fax 603-650-6130
e-mail givan@dartmouth.edu