Alphabetized List of the Most Important Functions Used in M-Lab

NameDescriptionLab where First Used
bplot makes one or more boxplots2
clf clears figure (useful after subplot)1
diary makes text listing of MATLAB session1
exppdf exponential density function6
expcdf exponential cumulative distribution6
exprnd generates exponential random variables6
figure creates new plot window1
help displays function help files1
hist makes histogram of a data vector1
hplot histogram with y scale in probability units1
load uploads to memory .mat files1
lplot allows character variable in x position2
lm least squares program for linear models3
means mean of a variable by levels of other variables3
mfit fitted effects for factorial experiments3
mplot plot of means by levels of other variables3
normpdf normal density function6
normcdf normal cumulative distribution6
normrnd generates normal random variables6
path shows directories that are currently accessible1
plot creates scatterplot (x-y plot)1
quantile gives interpolated quantile estimate1
read interactive method for reading in data1
readfile reads data from a file (also file2struct)1
sample random samples and permutations1
save saves work for future use1
stats basic statistics for one or more vectors1
struct2file writes text file of struct1
subplot creates multiple plots in one window1
subset creates subsets of structs4
text adds text to a plot1
title adds title to a plot1
viewdata lists contents of structure arrays1
who,whos lists objects currently in memory1
xlabel adds x label to a plot1
ylabel adds y label to a plot1