R version 2.15.1 (2012-06-22) -- "Roasted Marshmallows"
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> x <- c(18,17,19,20,17,25,26,19,16,19,25,15,12,21,15,28,26,25,12,15,14,22,21,23,25,22,24,20,22,16,22,24,16,27,20,27,24,19,16,26,22,21,14,12,22,20,18,23,23,12,16,23,18,23,15,17,22,20,20,20,22,18,17)
> par2 = '0'
> par1 = '8'
> ylab = 'density'
> xlab = 'value of data series'
> main = 'Histogram and Fitted Normal Density'
> library(MASS)
> par1 <- as.numeric(par1)
> if (par2 == '0') par2 = 'Sturges' else par2 <- as.numeric(par2)
> x <- as.ts(x) #otherwise the fitdistr function does not work properly
> r <- fitdistr(x,'normal')
> r
      mean          sd    
  19.9682540    4.1056224 
 ( 0.5172598) ( 0.3657579)
> postscript(file="/var/fisher/rcomp/tmp/1vpyj1350413754.ps",horizontal=F,onefile=F,pagecentre=F,paper="special",width=8.3333333333333,height=5.5555555555556) 
> myhist<-hist(x,col=par1,breaks=par2,main=main,ylab=ylab,xlab=xlab,freq=F)
> curve(1/(r$estimate[2]*sqrt(2*pi))*exp(-1/2*((x-r$estimate[1])/r$estimate[2])^2),min(x),max(x),add=T)
> dev.off()
null device 
          1 
> 
> #Note: the /var/fisher/rcomp/createtable file can be downloaded at http://www.wessa.net/cretab
> load(file="/var/fisher/rcomp/createtable")
> 
> a<-table.start()
> a<-table.row.start(a)
> a<-table.element(a,'Parameter',1,TRUE)
> a<-table.element(a,'Estimated Value',1,TRUE)
> a<-table.element(a,'Standard Deviation',1,TRUE)
> a<-table.row.end(a)
> a<-table.row.start(a)
> a<-table.element(a,'mean',header=TRUE)
> a<-table.element(a,r$estimate[1])
> a<-table.element(a,r$sd[1])
> a<-table.row.end(a)
> a<-table.row.start(a)
> a<-table.element(a,'standard deviation',header=TRUE)
> a<-table.element(a,r$estimate[2])
> a<-table.element(a,r$sd[2])
> a<-table.row.end(a)
> a<-table.end(a)
> table.save(a,file="/var/fisher/rcomp/tmp/28o961350413754.tab") 
> 
> try(system("convert tmp/1vpyj1350413754.ps tmp/1vpyj1350413754.png",intern=TRUE))
character(0)
> 
> 
> proc.time()
   user  system elapsed 
  0.947   0.161   1.093