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Data visualization in R, introduction (in person)

In-person registration (for online, please fill in this form instead)

Date: Friday, 4 November 2022.
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Location: Burnside Hall room 1104 (11th floor).
Instructor: Violet Massie-Vereker, Geographic Information Centre staff member.

 

Overview:As part of the data science life cycle series, this workshop will introduce you to creating nice looking graphs from your tables and statistical analyses. You will learn how the grammar of graphics (Leland Wilkinson 1999) is implemented into the ggplot2 package in R and how to use it to flexibly create amazing looking graphs.

At the end of this workshop, you will be able to
   > understand the grammar of graphics in the ggplot2 package
   > create different types of graphs
   > change the aesthetics of graphs (e.g. colour, formatting of labels and axes, themes)
   > use techniques to deal with overplotting (e.g. groups and facets)

 

Prerequisites:
      · Introductory knowledge of R, e.g. from McGill's R summer camp, or from our Introduction to programming with R workshop.
      · You need to bring your own laptop for this workshop. Install R and RStudio on your computer. You can find installation instructions here. Please contact us (cdsi.science at mcgill.ca) if you are having trouble with installation.

[Contact us if you would like to attend but it's impossible for you to bring a laptop to this workshop].

 

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