[R] Quiz: Who finds the nicest form of X_1^\prime?

[Marius Hofert]

thickness looks good, but length... 
it should be something in between the following two:

plot(0,0,main=expression(italic(X)[1]^bolditalic("'")))
plot(0,0,main=expression(italic(X)[1]^bolditalic("|")))


On 2011-04-07, at 24:08 , David Winsemius wrote:

> 
> On Apr 6, 2011, at 5:58 PM, Marius Hofert wrote:
> 
>> Dear Peter, Dear David,
>> 
>> this is also what I tried: plot(0,0,main=expression(italic(X)[1]^minute)) [as suggested by Peter]. The problem is that the prime seems so small/short when used with "^". Is there a way to get a thicker/larger prime?
> 
> This any better?
> 
> plot(0,0,main=expression(italic(X)[1]^bolditalic("'")))
> 
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> Marius
>> 
>> On 2011-04-06, at 23:22 , Peter Ehlers wrote:
>> 
>>> On 2011-04-06 14:14, Marius Hofert wrote:
>>>> Dear expeRts,
>>>> 
>>>> I would like to create a plotmath-label of the form X_1^\prime. Here is how to *not* do it [not nicely aligned symbols]:
>>>> 
>>>> plot(0,0,main=expression(italic(X*minute[1])))
>>>> plot(0,0,main=expression(italic(X[1]*minute)))
>>>> plot(0,0,main=expression(italic(X)[1]*minute))
>>>> 
>>>> Any suggestions?
>>> 
>>> Hmm ....; your subject line is a clue:
>>> 
>>> expression(italic(X)[1]^minute)
>>> 
>>> Note the '^'.
>>> 
>>> Peter Ehlers
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> 
>>>> Marius
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> 
> David Winsemius, MD
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