Nightingale Kids Data Visualization Competition
My family entry into the “Dear Nightingale” analogue data creation challenge. Using puppy olympic competition data for our personal dataset and clay to make a 3D dataviz.continue reading.
Category: Visualisation
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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Create Your Own Data Visualization Gallery
Learn how to create your own virtual data art gallery.continue reading.
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 Create Plotly Small Multiple Charts
In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to create small multiple charts with Plotly Express. So I’ll explain the syntax of how to create Plotly small multiple charts. I’ll also...continue reading.
Starting 2022 Off With A Fairly Complex {ggplot2} Recreation Plot
The New York Times had a [tragic] story on Covid deaths today and one of their plots really stuck with me for how well it told that part of the...continue reading.
How to Plot Images with Plotly Imshow
In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to use the Plotly imshow function to display images in Python. So I’ll explain the syntax of px.imshow. I’ll also show you a...continue reading.
How to Make Plotly Boxplot in Python
This tutorial will show you how to create a Plotly boxplot in Python using Plotly Express. It explains the syntax and will show you step-by-step examples of how to create...continue reading.
How to Make a Plotly Histogram
In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to make a Plotly histogram with the px.histogram function. I’ll explain the syntax of px.histogram and I’ll also show you clear, step-by-step examples...continue reading.
Leaflet vs. Tmap – Which Should You Use to Build Interactive Maps with R and R Shiny
So, you want to build interactive maps with R? It’s harder than it seems, we know. First, you need to choose a library from an extremely competitive open-source market. Welcome...continue reading.
How to Make a Plotly Line Chart
In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to create a Plotly line plot using px.line function from Plotly Express. I’ll quickly review line charts, explain the syntax of the px.line...continue reading.
