With a very large dataset – assume 1 million [x,y] pairs or more – how do I find the *index of an individual datapoint* on a MATLAB plot?

Example: I use plot(x,y) and the plot appears. The plot is complicated but there are artifacts I can locate by eye much easier than writing a detection script. I zoom into the plot and locate the desired data artifact. I need to know the exact location (index) of the artifact. I zoom that individual datapoints are apparent, place a cursor on the datapoint of interest, but the cursor does not report the exact x(index) of the datapoint. Other than manually scrubbing through the data to find the index, how do I find the index by using the plot?With a very large dataset – assume 1 million [x,y] pairs or more – how do I find the *index of an individual datapoint* on a MATLAB plot?

Example: I use plot(x,y) and the plot appears. The plot is complicated but there are artifacts I can locate by eye much easier than writing a detection script. I zoom into the plot and locate the desired data artifact. I need to know the exact location (index) of the artifact. I zoom that individual datapoints are apparent, place a cursor on the datapoint of interest, but the cursor does not report the exact x(index) of the datapoint. Other than manually scrubbing through the data to find the index, how do I find the index by using the plot? With a very large dataset – assume 1 million [x,y] pairs or more – how do I find the *index of an individual datapoint* on a MATLAB plot?

Example: I use plot(x,y) and the plot appears. The plot is complicated but there are artifacts I can locate by eye much easier than writing a detection script. I zoom into the plot and locate the desired data artifact. I need to know the exact location (index) of the artifact. I zoom that individual datapoints are apparent, place a cursor on the datapoint of interest, but the cursor does not report the exact x(index) of the datapoint. Other than manually scrubbing through the data to find the index, how do I find the index by using the plot? plot MATLAB Answers — New Questions

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