jitter Collision Modifier (GPL)

Syntax

<element type>.jitter.<jitter type>

<element type>. A valid element type.

<jitter type>. A valid jitter type. This is optional. If no type is specified, jitter.joint.uniform is used.

Description

Repositions graphic elements randomly using a normal or uniform distribution.

Examples

Figure 1. Example: Jittered categorical point chart

ELEMENT: point.jitter(position(jobcat*gender))

Table 1. Jitter types
Type	Meaning
`joint`	Same as `joint.uniform`
`conditional`	Same as `conditional.uniform`
`normal`	Same as `joint.normal`
`uniform`	Same as `joint.uniform`
`joint.normal`	Jitter points in all dimensions using a normal distribution
`joint.uniform`	Jitter points in all dimensions using a uniform distribution
`conditional.normal`	Jitter points in the analysis dimension using a normal distribution
`conditional.uniform`	Jitter points in the analysis dimension using a uniform distribution