Plotting a scatter plot in log-log scale

I have plotted a scatter plot in log-log scale using the code

A=readmatrix('LVD_AE.xlsx','Sheet',2);
x=A(:,1);
y=A(:,2);
sz = 15;
scatter(x,y,sz,'MarkerEdgeColor','k','MarkerFaceColor',[0 1 0],'LineWidth',1)
hold on 


x1=A(:,3);
y1=A(:,4);
sz = 15;
scatter(x1,y1,sz,'MarkerEdgeColor','k','MarkerFaceColor',[1 0 0],'LineWidth',1)
hold on


x2=A(:,5);
y2=A(:,6);
sz = 15;
scatter(x2,y2,sz,'MarkerEdgeColor','k','MarkerFaceColor',[0 0 1],'LineWidth',1)
hold on


x3=A(:,7);
y3=A(:,8);
sz = 15;
scatter(x3,y3,sz,'MarkerEdgeColor','k','MarkerFaceColor',[1 0 1],'LineWidth',1)
hold on


x4=A(:,9);
y4=A(:,10);
sz = 15;
scatter(x4,y4,sz,'MarkerEdgeColor','k','MarkerFaceColor',[0 0.4470 0.7410],'LineWidth',1)
hold on

x5=A(:,11);
y5=A(:,12);
sz = 15;
scatter(x5,y5,sz,'MarkerEdgeColor','k','MarkerFaceColor',[0.8500 0.3250 0.0980],'LineWidth',1)
hold on


x6=A(:,13);
y6=A(:,14);
sz = 15;
scatter(x6,y6,sz,'MarkerEdgeColor','k','MarkerFaceColor',[0.4660 0.6740 0.1880],'LineWidth',1)
hold on


x7=A(:,15);
y7=A(:,16);
sz = 15;
scatter(x7,y7,sz,'MarkerEdgeColor','k','MarkerFaceColor',[0.6350 0.0780 0.1840],'LineWidth',1)
hold on

legend('Events group 1','Events group 2','Events group 3','Events group 4','Events group 5','Events group 6','Events group 7','Events group 8')
xlabel("Inter-event times (s)")
ylabel("Normalized cumulative distribution")
set(gca,'xscale','log','yscale','log','fontsize',14,'fontname','Times','fontweight','bold','linewidth',1)
xlim([10^-5 10^1])
box on

But I am getting the log scale on right yaxis as well as top x axis as shown in the image.How to remove this log scale on right y axis and top x axis?

[Dyuman Joshi]

Do you want to remove the ticks on the upper y axis and right x axis?

[Kashif Naukhez]

Yes exactly as can be seen in the figure.

Answer 1

[Dyuman Joshi]

It is not possible to edit the top and right axis ticks separately as all axis are configured together.

There is a workaround -

%Also, you can club the plot commands together in a loop
sz=15;
%define colors as a matrix
color = [0 1 0; 1 0 0; 0 0 1; 1 0 1; 0 0.4470 0.7410; 0.8500 0.3250 0.0980; 0.4660 0.6740 0.1880; 0.6350 0.0780 0.1840];
for k=1:2:15
    scatter(A(:,k),A(:,k+1),sz,'MarkerEdgeColor','k','MarkerFaceColor',color(ceil(k/2),:),'LineWidth',1)
    hold on
end

%legend('Events group 1','Events group 2','Events group 3','Events group 4','Events group 5','Events group 6','Events group 7','Events group 8')
%xlabel("Inter-event times (s)")
%ylabel("Normalized cumulative distribution")
xlim([10^-5 10^1])
ax1 = gca;
set(ax1,'xscale','log','yscale','log','fontsize',14,'fontname','Times','fontweight','bold','linewidth',1)
box off

ax2 = axes('Position', get(ax1, 'Position'), 'FontSize', 10,...
           'Color','None','XColor','k','YColor','k', 'LineWidth', 1,...
           'XAxisLocation','top', 'XTick', [],... 
           'YAxisLocation','right', 'YTick', []);
linkaxes([ax1, ax2])

However, if you are trying to save the figure you might not obtain the best result.

[Kashif Naukhez]

Thanks, the code worked!!!

After saving the figure, the results are acceptable