This post offers reasons for using logarithmic scales, also called log scales, on charts and graphs. It explains when logarithmic graphs with base 2 are preferred to logarithmic graphs with base 10.

Straight-line graphs of logarithmic and exponential functions. Watch this video to learn about straight line graphs of logarithmic and exponential functions.

Logarithmic price scales tend to show less severe price increases or decreases than linear price scales. For example, if an asset price has collapsed from $100.00 to $10.00, the distance between ...

There is disagreement on the proper way to label logarithmic scales in charts and graphs, especially when the base is not 10. This post shows several alternative ways of labeling log scales ...

This article was originally published with the title “ A Natural Log: Our Innate Sense of Numbers is Logarithmic, Not Linear ” in SA Mind Vol. 19 No. 4 (August 2008), p. 13 doi:10.1038 ...

LOGBASE=10 scales the vertical axis logarithmically, using a base of 10. Each major tick mark represents a power of 10. LOGSTYLE=EXPAND displays minor tick marks in logarithmic progression. LABEL= ...

THE publication of these tables helps to mark a change in the use of logarithms, both for teaching and practical purposes. Nowadays most teachers use four-figure tables for teaching purposes, even ...