Visualizing Data in R 4: Graphics Using the base,graphics,stats,and ggplot2 Packages
by: Margot Tollefson
Publisher finelybook 出版社: Apress; 1st ed. edition (April 2,2021)
Language 语言: English
Print Length 页数: 420 pages
ISBN-10: 148426830X
ISBN-13: 9781484268308
Book Description
Master the syntax for working with R’s plotting functions in graphics and stats in this easy reference to formatting plots. The approach in Visualizing Data in R 4 toward the application of formatting in ggplot() will follow the structure of the formatting used by: the plotting functions in graphics and stats. This book will take advantage of the new features added to R 4 where appropriate including a refreshed color palette for charts,Cairo graphics with more fonts/symbols,and improved performance from grid graphics including ggplot 2 rendering speed.
Visualizing Data in R 4 starts with an introduction and then is split into two parts and six appendices. Part I covers the function plot() and the ancillary functions you can use with plot(). You’ll also see the functions par() and layout(),providing for multiple plots on a page. Part II goes over the basics of using the functions qplot() and ggplot() in the package ggplot2. The default plots generated by: the functions qplot() and ggplot() give more sophisticated-looking plots than the default plots done by: plot() and are easier to use,but the function plot() is more flexible. Both plot() and ggplot() allow for many layers to a plot.
The six appendices will cover plots for contingency tables,plots for continuous variables,plots for data with a limited number of values,functions that generate multiple plots,plots for time series analysis,and some miscellaneous plots. Some of the functions that will be in the appendices include functions that generate histograms,bar charts,pie charts,box plots,and heatmaps.
What You Will Learn
Use R to create informative graphics
Master plot(),qplot(),and ggplot()
Discover the canned graphics functions in stats and graphics
Format plots generated by: plot() and ggplot()
