Little useless-useful R functions – Using xspline to create wacky signatures

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Nothing short of wacky usage of plot() function with xspline to interpolate the points, but still a “parameter” short of Bezier’s curve. 🙂

Given two random vectors, you can generate a plot that, xspline will smooth out the plot and give it a “signaturey” look.

The function itself is straightforward:

inscrp <- function(rep){
          x <- rnorm(rep)
          y <- rnorm(rep)
          plot(x,y, pch = 1, col = "white",  xaxt='n',  yaxt='n', ann=FALSE, frame.plot=FALSE)
          xspline(x,y, 1, draw = TRUE, col="blue")
}

but the results are splendid 🙂

Run the following:

par(mfrow = c(2,1))

inscrp(10)
inscrp(20)

par(mfrow = c(1,1))

And you will get either a signature kind of look or a doctor’s drug prescription. The main point is, both are impossible to read 🙂

Adding more points (e.g.: above 50) to inscrp() function might result in a Picasso drawing 🙂

As always, code is available on the Github in the same Useless_R_function repository. Check Github for future updates.

Happy R-coding and stay healthy!“

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