RStudio has unveiled major updates to ggplot2 with new version 3.0.0. The new ggplot2 version is available on CRAN about two weeks ago. ggplot2 3.0.0 was originally announced as ggplot2 2.3.0, but big updates made RStudio to bump the version number to 3.0.0. One of the biggest additions in the new version is that ggplo2 […]
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Publication Quality Graphics in #rstats
The visualization guru, Edward Tufte, known for all things visualization, tweeted that #rstats alone is not good enough for phublication quality graphics. He claimed “Publication-quality work requires: R + Adobe Illustrator + reasoning about words on graphics + respect for audience/readers/viewers “. #Rstats coders and users just can’t do words on graphics and typography. Proof: […]
Most Useful R Packages for Data Science
Ever wondered what are the most useful R packages for doing Data Science? Don’t have to wonder anymore, RStudio has collated a list of most useful R packages in its github repository titled “RStartHere“. How did R Studio come up with the list for doing Data Science? RStudio used the iconic Data Science work flow […]
How to Make Boxplot in R with ggplot2?
One of many strengths of R is the tidyverse packages and the ability to make great looking plots easily. Boxplot or Box and Whisker plot, introduced by John Tukey is great for visualizing data from multiple groups/ distributions. Boxplot allows you to actually display the data together with efficient summary of the data using min, […]
Reticulate: a RStudio package to use both R and Python from R Markdown
Do you love working with Python, but just can’t get enough of ggplot, R Markdown or any other tidyverse packages. You are not alone, many love both R and Python and use them all the time. Now RStudio, has made reticulate package that offers awesome set of tools for interoperability between Python and R. One […]