Little useless-useful R functions – QR-Code Clock
Ever wanted to have a clock on the wall or in the office, that is not binary. But it is QR-Code clock 🙂 Well, now you can have it. This...continue reading.
Category: Visualisation
Little useless-useful R functions – Vanishing sentences
Let’s play with some words. More in particular with vanishing words. Using two packages: ggplot2 and gganimate we will construct a animation (looped), where sentences will be vanishing, word by...continue reading.
Simple custom colour palettes with R ggplot graphs
A simple, yet effective way to set your colour palette in R using ggplot library. After that, we can start “chaining” ggplot graphs. Scatter plot Barchart / Histogram Boxplot 3.14...continue reading.
R Highcharts Drilldown – How to Create Animated and Interactive Drilldown Charts in R
You have the fundamentals of R Highcharts under your belt by now. The next logical step is to introduce a bit more complexity in the code, but for the greater...continue reading.
R Highcharts: How to Make Animated and Interactive Data Visualizations in R
If you’re looking to take your R data visualization skills to the next level, interactivity is the name of the game. There aren’t too many packages that offer it out...continue reading.
#30DayMapChallenge my 25/30 contributions
For four years I’ve been following #30DayMapCallenge with admiration but not daring to commit to it. Producing maps was always an accompanying step in my main activities, and towards the...continue reading.
Improve your maps in one line of code changing map projections
Did you ever think why we (okay, I’m clearly biased, maybe just many of us, humans) love maps so much? Why do they often work so much better than other...continue reading.
Improve your maps in one line of code changing map projections
Did you ever think why we (okay, I’m clearly biased, maybe just many of us, humans) love maps so much? Why do they often work so much better than other...continue reading.
Geocode address text strings using tidygeocoder
Deriving coordinates from a string of text that represents a physical location on Earth is a common geo data processing task. A usual use case would be an address question...continue reading.
Foliage 2023
The days are getting shorter and when we were visiting Down East Maine the other week, there was just a hint of some trees starting to change up their leaf...continue reading.
R Esquisse: How to Explore Data in R Through a Tableau-like Drag-and-Drop Interface
R Esquisse is an R package that provides an intuitive GUI for creating data visualizations using ggplot2. This package is particularly valuable for stakeholders seeking quick interactive analysis and insights...continue reading.
Why I Prefer R for Analytics
One of the the questions that I get over and over is, which data science language do I use? I have my own preferences with regards to programming languages, but...continue reading.
5 Ways R Programming and R Shiny Can Improve Your Business Workflows
It doesn’t take a data scientist to use R – that’s the point we’ll prove in today’s article. If you’re an experienced Excel user, you’ve likely run into some hard...continue reading.
“Climate spiral” – Plotting GISS Surface Temperature
NASA has been collecting surface temperature for more than over 100 years, and the GISS Surface Temperature analysis from 1888 onward. It is an estimate of global surface temperature change....continue reading.
Make “Solar System” Plots With {ggsolar}
I was cranking out a blog post for work earlier this week that shows off just how many integrations our platform has. I won’t blather about that content here, but...continue reading.
The Road To ggplot2 In WebR, Part 1: The Road Is Paved With Good Base R Plots
I have graphics working in Vanilla JS WebR, now, and I’ll cover the path to that in two parts. The intent was to jump straight into ggplot2-land, but, as you...continue reading.
Show all data in the background of your faceted ggplot
One of the game-changing features of ggplot2 was the ease with which one can explore the dimensions of the data using small multiples.1 There is a small trick that I...continue reading.
The Music of the Spheres
He himself could hear the harmony of the Universe, and understood the music of the spheres, and the stars which move in concert with them, and which we cannot hear...continue reading.
Redesigning Dashboards with Shiny and Rhino: World Bank’s Carbon Pricing
The modern revolution of big data has led to a boom in business intelligence. But data is only as valuable as the insights it provides. That means the true value...continue reading.
R ggmap – How to Visualize Spatial Data in R
Spatial data is always tougher to visualize than it seems at first. Well, not anymore. R ggmap is an amazing package you can start using almost instantly, after some light...continue reading.
