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.
Category: ggplot2
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.
CRAN and the Isoband Incident – Is Your Project at Risk and How to Fix It
The R community had a recent scare with the isoband package risking archival on CRAN. The reason why this incident made waves is that isoband is a ggplot2 dependency and...continue reading.
Matplotlib vs. ggplot: How to Use Both in R Shiny Apps
Data Science has (unnecessarily) divided the world into two halves – R users and Python users. Irrelevant of the group you belong to, there’s one thing you have to admit...continue reading.
How to Use geom_smooth in R
This tutorial will show you how to use the geom_smooth function in R. It explains what geom_smooth does, explains the syntax, and shows step-by-step examples of how to use this...continue reading.
Little useless-useful R functions – Plotting the decimal and binary conversion
How does the conversion between decimal to binary or from binary to decimal behave? With another useless function, I have plotted the points (x = decimal number, y = converted...continue reading.
Creating a Summoning Salt-style speedrun plot
*Cool 8-bit music plays over a montage of me editing R code*continue reading.
5 Key Data Visualization Principles Explained – Examples in R
Data visualization can be tricky to do right. There are a ton of key principles you need to be aware of. Today we bring you 5 best practices for visualizing...continue reading.
Little useless-useful R functions – Animating datasets
I firmly believe that animation and transition between different data states can give end-users much better insights and understanding of the data, than a single table with data points or...continue reading.
Why R is My Favorite Language for “First Time” Data Scientists
Probably the most common question I get from new data science students is, “Which language should I learn … R or Python?” This is a somewhat complex question to answer,...continue reading.
The Mondrianomies
The Moonies are up on their mountain, the lunatics have taken over the asylum, waiting on the rapture (The Daily Mail, Radiohead) I have not write any post lately, maybe...continue reading.
Self-documenting plots in ggplot2
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Data Visualization Best Practices: Bar Plots for Shiny Developers
Data visualization is important. It’s so important that how you present your data can affect the success of an app or project. For applications that make heavy use of data,...continue reading.
Little useless-useful R functions – Making boxplot from a picture
Generating violin boxplots from image. Yes, why not. ???? We create a raster image from a picture and calculating the ratio of the pixels on the scale of grayscale. The...continue reading.
How to Make Stunning Histograms in R: A Complete Guide with ggplot2
Histograms with R and ggplot2 Be honest. How uninspiring are your data visualizations? Expert designers make graph design look effortless, but in reality, it can’t be further from the truth....continue reading.
How to Make Stunning Boxplots in R: A Complete Guide with ggplot2
Boxplots with R and ggplot2 Are your data visualizations an eyesore? It’s a common problem, so don’t worry too much about it. The solution is easier than you think, as...continue reading.
Little useless-useful R functions – Interactive Voronoi diagram generator using R and x11()
Yes. Finally, the Voronoi diagrams with the use of x11() function. This diagram is presentation of a plane that is partitioned every time, a user clicks on the canvas of...continue reading.
Little useless-useful R functions – Colourful ggplot line graphs
How about some colours in line graph? Or even more wacky? Nevertheless, let’s create a function that generates some sample “mocked” data and draws a line chart: And run all...continue reading.
How to Make a Scatter Plot in R with ggplot2
This tutorial will explain how to create a scatter plot in R with ggplot2. It will explain the syntax for a ggplot scatterplot, and will also show you step-by-step examples....continue reading.
