Last modified: December 2022

URL: https://cxc.cfa.harvard.edu/sherpa/ahelp/plot_trace.html
AHELP for CIAO 4.15 Sherpa

plot_trace

Context: plotting

Synopsis

Create a trace plot of row number versus value.

Syntax

plot_trace(points, name='x', xlabel='x', replot=False, overplot=False,
clearwindow=True, **kwargs)

points - array
name - str, optional
xlabel - str, optional
replot - bool, optional
overplot - bool, optional
clearwindow - bool, optional

Description

Dispay a plot of the points array values (Y axis) versus row number (X axis). This can be useful to view how a value changes, such as the value of a parameter returned by `get_draws` .


Examples

Example 1

Plot the trace of the 500 elements in the x array:

>>> mu, sigma = 100, 15
>>> x = mu + sigma * np.random.randn(500)
>>> plot_trace(x)

Example 2

Use "ampl" as the Y axis label:

>>> plot_trace(ampl, name='ampl')

PARAMETERS

The parameters for this function are:

Parameter Definition
points The values to plot on the Y axis.
name The label to use on the Y axis and as part of the plot title.
xlabel
replot Set to True to use the values calculated by the last call to `plot_trace` . The default is False .
overplot If True then add the data to an existing plot, otherwise create a new plot. The default is False .
clearwindow Should the existing plot area be cleared before creating this new plot (e.g. for multi-panel plots)?

Bugs

See the bugs pages on the Sherpa website for an up-to-date listing of known bugs.

See Also

contrib
get_data_prof, get_data_prof_prefs, get_delchi_prof, get_delchi_prof_prefs, get_fit_prof, get_model_prof, get_model_prof_prefs, get_resid_prof, get_resid_prof_prefs, get_source_prof, get_source_prof_prefs, plot_chart_spectrum, plot_marx_spectrum, prof_data, prof_delchi, prof_fit, prof_fit_delchi, prof_fit_resid, prof_model, prof_resid, prof_source
data
get_arf_plot, get_bkg_chisqr_plot, get_bkg_delchi_plot, get_bkg_fit_plot, get_bkg_model_plot, get_bkg_plot, get_bkg_ratio_plot, get_bkg_resid_plot, get_bkg_source_plot
info
list_model_ids, show_bkg_model, show_bkg_source
methods
get_draws
modeling
add_model, add_user_pars, clean, create_model_component, delete_bkg_model, delete_model, delete_model_component, get_model, get_model_autoassign_func, get_model_component, get_model_component_image, get_model_component_plot, get_model_plot, get_num_par, get_num_par_frozen, get_num_par_thawed, get_order_plot, get_par, get_pileup_model, get_source, get_source_component_image, get_source_component_plot, get_source_contour, get_source_image, get_source_plot, get_xsabund, get_xscosmo, get_xsxsect, get_xsxset, image_model, image_model_component, image_source, image_source_component, integrate, link, load_table_model, load_template_interpolator, load_template_model, load_user_model, normal_sample, reset, save_model, save_source, set_bkg_model, set_bkg_source, set_full_model, set_model, set_model_autoassign_func, set_pileup_model, set_source, set_xsabund, set_xscosmo, set_xsxsect, set_xsxset, t_sample, uniform_sample
plotting
get_cdf_plot, get_energy_flux_hist, get_pdf_plot, get_photon_flux_hist, get_pvalue_plot, get_pvalue_results, get_split_plot, get_trace_plot, plot, plot_arf, plot_bkg, plot_bkg_chisqr, plot_bkg_delchi, plot_bkg_fit, plot_bkg_fit_delchi, plot_bkg_fit_resid, plot_bkg_model, plot_bkg_ratio, plot_bkg_resid, plot_bkg_source, plot_cdf, plot_chisqr, plot_data, plot_delchi, plot_energy_flux, plot_fit, plot_fit_delchi, plot_fit_resid, plot_model, plot_model_component, plot_order, plot_pdf, plot_photon_flux, plot_pvalue, plot_ratio, plot_resid, plot_scatter, plot_source, plot_source_component, set_xlinear, set_xlog, set_ylinear, set_ylog
psfs
delete_psf, load_conv, plot_kernel
saving
save_delchi, save_resid
statistics
get_chisqr_plot, get_delchi_plot
utilities
calc_chisqr, calc_energy_flux, calc_model_sum, calc_photon_flux, calc_source_sum, calc_stat, eqwidth
visualization
contour_model, contour_ratio, contour_resid