I often have a list of pairs, as
data = {{0,0.0},{1,12.4},{2,14.6},{3,25.1}}
and I want to do something, for instance Rescale, to all of the second elements without touching the first elements. The neatest way I know is:
Transpose[MapAt[Rescale, Transpose[data], 2]]
There must be a way to do this without so much Transposeing. My wish is for something like this to work:
MapAt[Rescale, data, {All, 2}]
But my understanding is that MapAt takes Position-style specifications instead of Part-style specifications. What's the proper solution?
To clarify,
I'm seeking a solution where I don't have to repeat myself, so lacking double Transpose or double [[All,2]], because I consider repetition a signal I'm not doing something the easiest way. However, if eliminating the repetition requires the introduction of intermediate variables or a named function or other additional complexity, maybe the transpose/untranspose solution is already correct.