R Visualization

Instructors:

Alexander Sahn

I am a graduate student in the Political Science department. I study politics in large cities in the United States, focusing on responsiveness to interest groups and public opinion on land-use and crime and policing. My work relies on quantitative analysis of observational data and the use of surveys.

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When & Where

Date:

Wed, September 23, 2020 - 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Location:

Remote (Zoom information forthcoming)

Description

Type:

Workshop

This workshop will provide an introduction to graphics in R with ggplot2. Participants will learn how to construct, customize, and export a variety of plot types in order to visualize relationships in data. We will also explore the basic grammar of graphics, including the aesthetics and geometry layers, adding statistics, transforming scales, and coloring or panelling by groups. You will learn how to make histograms, boxplots, scatterplots, lineplots, and heatmaps as well as how to make compound figures. The bonus challenge walks you though how to make geographic maps using the Google Maps API.

Prerequisite: Prior experience with R is assumed such as R-Fundamentals Parts 1 through 4 or equivalent knowledge.

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R, Visualization

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Training Learner Level:

Basic Competency

Training Host:

D-Lab