MathGroup Archive 2000

[Date Index] [Thread Index] [Author Index]

Search the Archive

Re: How do I manipulate that data?

  • To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
  • Subject: [mg22440] Re: How do I manipulate that data?
  • From: "R. Lopez-Aleman" <lopez at phys.psu.edu>
  • Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2000 02:21:42 -0500 (EST)
  • Organization: Penn State University, Center for Academic Computing
  • References: <89iaoe$msi@smc.vnet.net>
  • Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

"mark griggs" <markgriggs at sc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:89iaoe$msi at smc.vnet.net...
> Hello all,
>   I have a data file called data.txt.  It consists of 2 columns of
> data.  I am able to read with
> data = ReadList["/home/mark/data.txt", {Real, Real}];   I let the first
> column represent x and the second represent y.  Then I plot y vs. x
> with   ListPlot[data].    My problem is that I need to plot y^2 vs. x.
> So, how can I square all the y terms?
>

How about

sqrd= Table[data[[i,2]]^2,{i,1,<number of rows in data>}]

?

--
=============================================
  Ramon Lopez-Aleman       Physics Dept
Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry
     Pennsylvania State University
320-J Osmond Lab  email: lopez at phys.psu.edu
     http://www.phys.psu.edu/~lopez
=============================================




  • Prev by Date: Re: Mathlink speed
  • Next by Date: Urgent Aid needed
  • Previous by thread: Re: How do I manipulate that data?
  • Next by thread: Re: Simple Ques.