Log plots in Julia

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</a> </div> </div> </div> <h1> Log Plots in Julia </h1> <p>How to make Log plots in Julia with Plotly. </p> <br>  </div> </div> </div> </header>  <section class="tutorial-content"> <div class="rendered rendered_html"> <h3>Logarithmic Axes</h3> <pre><code class="language-julia">using PlotlyJS, CSV, DataFrames df = dataset(DataFrame, "gapminder") df07 = df[df.year .== 2007, :] plot( df07, x=:gdpPercap, y=:lifeExp, hover_name=:county, mode="markers", Layout(xaxis_type="log") )</code></pre> <div> <div id=775a1f80-c858-4f66-b849-f563bfade4f7 class="plotly-graph-div" style="height:100%; width:100%;"> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> require(["plotly"], function(Plotly) { window.PLOTLYENV = window.PLOTLYENV || {} if (document.getElementById('775a1f80-c858-4f66-b849-f563bfade4f7')) { Plotly.newPlot( '775a1f80-c858-4f66-b849-f563bfade4f7', 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