[R] [External] Adding a superscript 6 to a number

Richard M. Heiberger rmh @end|ng |rom temp|e@edu
Tue Dec 29 16:54:22 CET 2020


paste() is the problem.  don’t use paste with expression()

On Tue, Dec 29, 2020 at 10:50 Sorkin, John <jsorkin using som.umaryland.edu>
wrote:

> Colleagues,
>
> I would like to create a number (stored in the variable x) to the number
> with the exponent of, i.e. the number to the sixth power. The code I have
> tried, pasted below does not work.
>
> # create plot
> plot(x=0.2,y=0.2,xlim=c(0,1),ylim=c(0,1))
> PNotSusp=0.69
> # Create a string containing the base and exponent.
> x <- 0.95123
> # Convert the base to text and add the exponent of 6
> mylab <- expression(paste(" ",character(x)^6))
> # Add the text to the plot
> text(0.4,0.8,labels=paste(PNotSusp,"=\n",mylab))
>
> I hope someone can show me how to create the text string I need.
>
> Thank you,
> John
>
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