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Hi all,

I am working with some data, which I sometimes needs to visualize in scatter plot graph. Some of the dimensions can have exponential character, therefore, I need to use a logarithm scale to be able to see something in the graph properly.

However, I do not know in advance character of data dimensions, therefore, have no clue if graph need to use linear or logarithm scale (in script code) and need to revise this manually for each input.

Is there a way to auto-detect if logarithm or linear scale is proper for some dimension / variable?

Best, Jozef

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 The short answer is: NO. The longer answer is: you need to think about where your data is coming from. – Igor Rivin Dec 15 2010 at 19:33
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 jojovilco- MO is for research-level questions in mathematics, not data analysis. You might have better luck on one of the sites listed in the FAQ. – Ben Webster♦ Dec 15 2010 at 20:27
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 Ups, reading the Ben's comment and FAQ, just noticed I quite misused the site ... apologies to everyone. @Ben : thanks for heads up – jojovilco Dec 15 2010 at 20:46

closed as too localized by Bill Johnson, Ben Webster♦ Dec 15 2010 at 20:25

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