Better plots (#73)

* Edits paths of saved files

* Add upper threshold options

* Add upper threshold options

* add latex_float option

* Add weighted stats

* add new plot

scripts_plots/plt_utils.py

@@ -16,3 +16,38 @@
 dpi = 600
 fout = "../plots/"
 mplstyle = ["science"]
+
+
+def latex_float(*floats, n=2):
+    """
+    Convert a float or a list of floats to a LaTeX string(s). Taken from [1].
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    floats : float or list of floats
+        The float(s) to be converted.
+    n : int, optional
+        The number of significant figures to be used in the LaTeX string.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    latex_floats : str or list of str
+        The LaTeX string(s) representing the float(s).
+
+    References
+    ----------
+    [1] https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13490292/format-number-using-latex-notation-in-python  # noqa
+    """
+    latex_floats = [None] * len(floats)
+    for i, f in enumerate(floats):
+        float_str = "{0:.{1}g}".format(f, n)
+        if "e" in float_str:
+            base, exponent = float_str.split("e")
+            latex_floats[i] = r"{0} \times 10^{{{1}}}".format(base,
+                                                              int(exponent))
+        else:
+            latex_floats[i] = float_str
+
+    if len(floats) == 1:
+        return latex_floats[0]
+    return latex_floats