I have 5 data sets that I want to do calculations to and then plot separatly. Im trying to find a way to do these calculations without retyping my math 5 times with different variables each time. Is there a relativly easy way to do this?

I think the title says it all. Thanks!

Answer 1

[John D'Errico]

Write your operations as a FUNCTION.

doc function

Save the function as a separate m-file on your search path.

Then just call your function 5 times.

Even better, is if you store your data in a cell array or array of structs, rather than 5 different sets of variables. Then you would need only use a loop, and you need not even write a separate function. Just put those operations inside a loop.

Best of all, read the getting started tutorials for MATLAB, where you will learn these things.

[Bennett Torrance]

I think they are cell arrays. The value of one of them is 66540x24 double.

[John D'Errico]

But are they an array of cell arrays? Cell arrays can be three dimensional, or they can contain other cell arrays.

The point is to use a loop. Don't store your data in separate arrays, if you will need to process each piece in one code.