https://github.com/fdschneider/r_graphics

R class on visualisations
https://github.com/fdschneider/r_graphics

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R class on visualisations

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/fdschneider/r_graphics
• Owner: fdschneider
• Created: 2017-10-12T08:32:41.000Z (over 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2018-03-15T18:55:30.000Z (almost 7 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-12T04:08:28.153Z (2 months ago)
• Language: R
• Size: 5.99 MB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# Course on visualisations in R

## 1. Intro

A short 30-45 minute intro on graphics. 

This tutorial covers:

- basic grammar: high-level vs. low-level plotting commands, graphical parameters, functions and objects

- basic elements: of base graphs, plot region, axes,  

- figure composition: multi-panel plots, labels, legends

- production output: file formats (pdf, png, jpg, tiff), vector vs. raster, quality requirements for print, Shiny apps

## 2. Visual communication principles

- best practice principles: graphical parsimony, information content, Tufte 

- types of graphs: scatter, line, bar, box, 2D and 3D, 

## 3. Tools

- the ggplot package

- multi panel plots in ggplot

- templating