1 Introduction

This course introduces you to data visualization in R using the ggplot2 package. The ggplot2 package implements the grammar of graphics concepts for creating visually appealing and professional looking graphics in R. Basic knowledge of working with datasets in R is essential but experience with plotting functions is not required.

By the end of the course you will be able to:

Create scatterplots, histograms, line graphs, and boxplots
Add chart labels, axis labels and legends to the plots
Apply statistical transformations to the plots
Change various attributes of plot layers including color, shape, size and scale
Create mutiple plots in a single figure using facets
Apply themes to change the appearance of the plots

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