MATLAB: Problem with plotting on log scale – disappearing line on plot…

loglogarithmicplottingtrendline

Hi all,
So I'm working on plotting data for x-y comparisons, along with outliers that have been removed, and a custom-generated trend line, and with the data color coded by sample concentration. This works in the below code:
f2 = figure('visible','on');
    hold on
    scatter(xout, yout, 25, fcolor,'filled');
    hold on
    scatter(outlier(:,1),outlier(:,2),25,'k','filled');
    hold on
    plot(xplot,yplot,'LineWidth',2);
    hold on
    %set(gca,'xscale','log','yscale','log')
      title('Insitu v. Flask Mixing Ratio, Logarithmic');
      legend('Flask vs Insitu (ppbv)', 'Outliers', 'Orthogonal Regression Line');
      xlabel('Flask (ppbv)')
      ylabel('Insitu (ppbv)')
      hold off
      saveas(f2,'test1','jpeg')
But, it fails when I un-comment line that's setting the scales as logarithmic. The data still plots, and does show the bias I'm looking for, but the regression line disappears. I've tried just about every ordered variation of hold on, off, etc and changed the order things are plotted in etc…I'm stuck.
Any suggestions for tinkering, or is this a legitimate issue with the code and or something I'm missing?
Thanks, Brendan

Best Answer

I'm guessing that xplot and yplot are 2 element vectors where one of the values is 0. In that case, one of the 2 points on the line transforms to NaN when the log is calculated, so no line is drawn.
If this is the case, probably the simplest would be to add more vertices to the line using something like this:
t = linspace(0,1,100);
xplot = xplot(1) + t*(xplot(end) - xplot(1));
yplot = yplot(1) + t*(yplot(end) - yplot(1));
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