PLOT_GAUSSIAN_ELLIP​SOID

Plots two- and three-dimensional Gaussian distributions
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PLOT_GAUSSIAN_ELLIPSOIDS plots 2-d and 3-d Gaussian distributions.

H = PLOT_GAUSSIAN_ELLIPSOIDS(M, C) plots the distribution specified by mean M and covariance C. The distribution is plotted as an ellipse (in 2-d) or an ellipsoid (in 3-d). By default, the distributions are plotted in the current axes. H is the graphics handle to the plotted ellipse or ellipsoid.

PLOT_GAUSSIAN_ELLIPSOIDS(M, C, SD) uses SD as the standard deviation along the major and minor axes (larger SD => larger ellipse). By default, SD = 1.

PLOT_GAUSSIAN_ELLIPSOIDS(M, C, SD, NPTS) plots the ellipse or ellipsoid with a resolution of NPTS (ellipsoids are generated on an NPTS x NPTS mesh). By default, NPTS = 50 for ellipses, and 20 for ellipsoids.

PLOT_GAUSSIAN_ELLIPSOIDS(M, C, SD, NPTS, AX) adds the plot to the axes specified by the axis handle AX.

Cite As

Gautam Vallabha (2026). PLOT_GAUSSIAN_ELLIPSOID (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/16543-plot_gaussian_ellipsoid), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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1.0.0.1

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1.0.0.0

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