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3.6 Some Other Useful 2-D Plots
The plot command generates a linear plot. Although, linear plots are most widely and
frequently used, other important plot types such as pie charts, bar charts, and logarithmic plots
are also useful. MATLAB provides an easy way to create many such plot types. Following are
a few examples on some of the important plot types:
Example 3.6
The rough estimate of a typical household’s monthly budget is
given in the table below. Plot a pie chart for the same and empha-
size the second slice in the chart.
House-hold Monthly Budget Table
Budget Component
Total Expenditure (in `)
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