Week 2

Data visualization

Plot layout and get to know a geom

Jan 23: Common geoms and plot styles to know

Prepare

• 💻: Get to know a geom
  • Search Twitter again for more #TidyTuesday Week 3 entries
  • Find examples of at least 3 different geoms used in #TidyTuesday charts and write down the names of these geoms
  • Go to the {ggplot2} reference documents and find your selected geoms
  • For each geom you selected, run a few of the examples and see what happens when you modify the arguments
• 💻: Download and open this Interactive {ggplot2} tutorial from Ariel Muldoon in RStudio. Click Run Document. You might be prompted to install.packages("learnr").

During Class

Deck / Materials (zip)

After Class (Optional)

• 📺: Effective visualizations
• 📺: The glamour of graphics

Jan 25: Small multiples and patchwork

Prepare

• 📖: SOCVIZ Chapter 4 (4.1-4.4)
• 📖: Review R4DS 9.4 on facets
• 📖: Blog post on comparing distributions
• 📺: Learning to use the patchwork R package (how to learn a package in general) ({patchwork})

During Class

Deck / Materials (zip)

After Class (Optional)

• 📺: The little package that could: Taking visualizations to the next level with the scales package
• 📺: Spruce up your ggplot2 visualizations with formatted text

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