Re: [Gnuplot-info] Gnuplot is interpolating between missing data

[Dave H. <da...@ho...>]

On Mon, 20 Sep 2021, Gabriel Dupras wrote:

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> Gnuplot makes a distinction between missing data and invalid data (e.g. 
> "NaN", 1/0.).  For example invalid data causes a gap in a line drawn 
> through sequential data points; missing data does not.

I'd forgotten that; thanks.  On reflection, interpolating missing data is 
indeed the right thing to do (and to think that I gained a Distinction in 
statistics way back in my university days).

> So you should *not* set "x" as the string for missing data. Instead, try 
> this:

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Perfect; that's exactly what I want!  Thanks; I'm not as familiar with 
Gnuplot as I used to be (I really must buy the book).

-- Dave