[R] Scientific notation in plots

[Oddmund Nordgård]

Just what I needed!

Thank you very much!

Oddmund

On Fri, 13 Jan 2006, IAIN GALLAGHER wrote:

> try something like this:
>
> >axis(side=2, at=c(0, 5e+5, 1.5e+6, 2.5e+6),
> labels=expression(0, 5%*%10^5, 1.5%*%10^6, 2.5%*%10^6)
>
> it will place your 5e+5, 1.5e+6, 2.5e+6 as scientific
> notation at the correct positions on the y axis. the
> key is the "labels=expression...." part.
>
> Cheers
>
> iain
>
> --- Oddmund NordgÃ¥rd <nood at ext.sir.no> wrote:
>
> >
> > Is it possible to use scientific notation of numbers
> > on the axis of plots
> > without using the xEy notation. That means: a
> > beatiful 1x10^3 instead of 1E3.
> > Logarithmic scale, in my case.
> >
> > Thank you very much!
> >
> > Oddmund
> >
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