function mCreateRateDistortionGraph( graph_title, x_data, y_data )

line_style = [ '- '; '--'; '-.'; ': ' ];

%point_style = 'ox+*sdv^<>ph';
point_style = '.';

[ row_total, col_total ] = size( x_data );

if row_total > col_total 
  fprintf( 2, 'Warning: this function requires data in rows, not columns!' )
end

clf reset;
hold on;

for row = 1:row_total
  plot( x_data(row,:), y_data(row,:), ...
        sprintf( '%s', ... %point_style( mod( row, length(point_style) ) ), 
                         line_style( mod(row-1,length(line_style) )+1,: ) ) );
end

grid on
highest_rate = floor( max(max( y_data ) ) ) + 1;
axis( [ 0 40 0 highest_rate ] );
title( graph_title );
xlabel( 'SNR [dB]' );
ylabel( 'Rate [b/pel]' );
hold off;
if row_total > 0
  fprintf( 1, 'Use the legend command to identify sequences\n' );
end
fprintf( 1, 'To print this graph: "print -deps <filename>"\n' );