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I have the following data which is in the form of irregular/non rectangular arrays



list1 = {{1}, {2}, {3}, {4}, {5, 6, 7}, {8, 9, 10}, {11}, {12}}


To transpose it for plotting, I have to use (because of the irregular shape)



list2 = Flatten[list1, {{2}, {1}}]


This is now a $3times1$ column.
I want to plot this data, So I use the ListLinePlot as



ListLinePlot[list2, DataRange -> {1, 3}, Frame -> True] 


The three rows are plotted as three curves, but the problem is that the upper two curves which correspond to the second and third row of list2 also start from 1 on the x-axis.? Shouldn't they start from 2 instead of 1? I thought I could use PadLeft or PadRight with empty entries {} to the left or right of the last two (2 element) rows of list2 (to make them 6 element rows, like the first row of list2) to force the two curves to start from 2, but I failed. Could someone tell any workaround?










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    Does ListLinePlot[Transpose[PadRight[list1]], DataRange -> {1, 3}] do what you want?
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    – J. M. is slightly pensive
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    @J.M.isslightlypensive Thanks. But it gives zeros on right and left which actually do not do the trick, however, if they are somehow empty, would do the trick.
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    38 mins ago
















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$begingroup$


I have the following data which is in the form of irregular/non rectangular arrays



list1 = {{1}, {2}, {3}, {4}, {5, 6, 7}, {8, 9, 10}, {11}, {12}}


To transpose it for plotting, I have to use (because of the irregular shape)



list2 = Flatten[list1, {{2}, {1}}]


This is now a $3times1$ column.
I want to plot this data, So I use the ListLinePlot as



ListLinePlot[list2, DataRange -> {1, 3}, Frame -> True] 


The three rows are plotted as three curves, but the problem is that the upper two curves which correspond to the second and third row of list2 also start from 1 on the x-axis.? Shouldn't they start from 2 instead of 1? I thought I could use PadLeft or PadRight with empty entries {} to the left or right of the last two (2 element) rows of list2 (to make them 6 element rows, like the first row of list2) to force the two curves to start from 2, but I failed. Could someone tell any workaround?










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    $begingroup$
    Does ListLinePlot[Transpose[PadRight[list1]], DataRange -> {1, 3}] do what you want?
    $endgroup$
    – J. M. is slightly pensive
    58 mins ago










  • $begingroup$
    @J.M.isslightlypensive Thanks. But it gives zeros on right and left which actually do not do the trick, however, if they are somehow empty, would do the trick.
    $endgroup$
    – AtoZ
    38 mins ago














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$begingroup$


I have the following data which is in the form of irregular/non rectangular arrays



list1 = {{1}, {2}, {3}, {4}, {5, 6, 7}, {8, 9, 10}, {11}, {12}}


To transpose it for plotting, I have to use (because of the irregular shape)



list2 = Flatten[list1, {{2}, {1}}]


This is now a $3times1$ column.
I want to plot this data, So I use the ListLinePlot as



ListLinePlot[list2, DataRange -> {1, 3}, Frame -> True] 


The three rows are plotted as three curves, but the problem is that the upper two curves which correspond to the second and third row of list2 also start from 1 on the x-axis.? Shouldn't they start from 2 instead of 1? I thought I could use PadLeft or PadRight with empty entries {} to the left or right of the last two (2 element) rows of list2 (to make them 6 element rows, like the first row of list2) to force the two curves to start from 2, but I failed. Could someone tell any workaround?










share|improve this question









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I have the following data which is in the form of irregular/non rectangular arrays



list1 = {{1}, {2}, {3}, {4}, {5, 6, 7}, {8, 9, 10}, {11}, {12}}


To transpose it for plotting, I have to use (because of the irregular shape)



list2 = Flatten[list1, {{2}, {1}}]


This is now a $3times1$ column.
I want to plot this data, So I use the ListLinePlot as



ListLinePlot[list2, DataRange -> {1, 3}, Frame -> True] 


The three rows are plotted as three curves, but the problem is that the upper two curves which correspond to the second and third row of list2 also start from 1 on the x-axis.? Shouldn't they start from 2 instead of 1? I thought I could use PadLeft or PadRight with empty entries {} to the left or right of the last two (2 element) rows of list2 (to make them 6 element rows, like the first row of list2) to force the two curves to start from 2, but I failed. Could someone tell any workaround?







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    $begingroup$
    Does ListLinePlot[Transpose[PadRight[list1]], DataRange -> {1, 3}] do what you want?
    $endgroup$
    – J. M. is slightly pensive
    58 mins ago










  • $begingroup$
    @J.M.isslightlypensive Thanks. But it gives zeros on right and left which actually do not do the trick, however, if they are somehow empty, would do the trick.
    $endgroup$
    – AtoZ
    38 mins ago














  • 1




    $begingroup$
    Does ListLinePlot[Transpose[PadRight[list1]], DataRange -> {1, 3}] do what you want?
    $endgroup$
    – J. M. is slightly pensive
    58 mins ago










  • $begingroup$
    @J.M.isslightlypensive Thanks. But it gives zeros on right and left which actually do not do the trick, however, if they are somehow empty, would do the trick.
    $endgroup$
    – AtoZ
    38 mins ago








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$begingroup$
Does ListLinePlot[Transpose[PadRight[list1]], DataRange -> {1, 3}] do what you want?
$endgroup$
– J. M. is slightly pensive
58 mins ago




$begingroup$
Does ListLinePlot[Transpose[PadRight[list1]], DataRange -> {1, 3}] do what you want?
$endgroup$
– J. M. is slightly pensive
58 mins ago












$begingroup$
@J.M.isslightlypensive Thanks. But it gives zeros on right and left which actually do not do the trick, however, if they are somehow empty, would do the trick.
$endgroup$
– AtoZ
38 mins ago




$begingroup$
@J.M.isslightlypensive Thanks. But it gives zeros on right and left which actually do not do the trick, however, if they are somehow empty, would do the trick.
$endgroup$
– AtoZ
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