Re: use of the "scale factor" in figTree
Andrew Rambaut
"Scale Factor" simply scales the numbers. So a scale factor of
1,000,000 will turn times in MY into times in Years. Conversely a
scale factor of 1E-6 will turns Years into MY. FigTree doesn't know
(or care) what units the branch lengths are in - it is up to you to
keep track of them.
Andrew
On 12 Mar 2008, at 10:19, Nadir wrote:
>
> Dear all, Dear Andrew,
> We have been running BEAST and BEAUti succesfully with a small data
> set, both with a strict and a relaxed clock (with a known substitution
> rate). The tree topology we gathered is fully compatible with the
> working hypotheses. However, I am wondering how to use the "scale
> factor" in figTree, in order to have "million years" represented on
> the branch labels. I am not sure to understand why the "scale factor"
> and the values on the branch are proportional (to my mind, they should
> be inversely proportional).
> Thanks in advance for any explanation!
> All best,
> Nadir
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Andrew Rambaut
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Ashworth Laboratories Edinburgh EH9 3JT
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Nadir
Nadir
Thank you very much for your quick answer.
All best,
Nadir