ggplot2

Ggplot2

elegant graphics for data analysis

by Hadley Wickham
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This new edition to the classic book by ggplot2 creator Hadley Wickham highlights compatibility with knitr and RStudio.

ggplot2 is a data visualization package for R that helps users create data graphics, including those that are multi-layered, with ease.

With ggplot2, it's easy to:  produce handsome, publication-quality plots with automatic legends created from the plot specificationsuperimpose multiple layers (points, lines, maps, tiles, box plots) from different data sources with automatically adjusted common scalesadd customizable smoothers that use powerful modeling capabilities of R, such as loess, linear models, generalized additive models, and robust regressionsave any ggplot2 plot (or part thereof) for later modification or reusecreate custom themes that capture in-house or journal style requirements and that can easily be applied to multiple plotsapproach a graph from a visual perspective, thinking about how each component of the data is represented on the final plot This book will be useful to everyone who has struggled with displaying data in an informative and attractive way.

Some basic knowledge of R is necessary (e.

, importing data into R).

  ggplot2 is a mini-language specifically tailored for producing graphics, and you'll learn everything you need in the book.

After reading this book you'll be able to produce graphics customized precisely for your problems, and you'll find it easy to get graphics out of your head and on to the screen or page.

First published
2016
Language
English

More theory than I wanted. Got to see the grammar of graphics.

Hadley Wickham

About Hadley Wickham

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