[R] Two dimensional likelihood surface plot

[David Winsemius]

On Nov 11, 2014, at 11:17 AM, Gyanendra Pokharel wrote:

> Hi R users,
> I am trying to plot two dimensional posterior likelihood surface. I have a
> data like
> 
> para1     para2     likehood
> .......      ........      ...........
> .......      ........      ...........
> 
> 
> 
> I looked at contour plot but it needs a shorted values of parameters and a
> matrix of likelihood values. Is there any way to get the plot? or how can I
> change my likelihood values to a matrix for the function "contour"?

If the data are organized in a regular manner, then this might succeed:

with( df, contour( x=unique(para1), y=unique(para2)
                   z= matrix( likehood, length(unique(para1), length(unique(para2) )
     )           )

> 
> Any suggestions are appreciated.
> 
> 
> GP
> University of Guelph
> Guelph, ON
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David Winsemius
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