Course
Graphics in R using GGPlot
Ended Nov 5, 2019
2 credits
Spots remaining: 2
Full course description
Term: Fall 2019
Date: November 5, 2019
Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: Togerson 1120
Instructors: Kate Miller, Frances McCarty, Jen Van Mullekom
Presented By: Statistical Applications & Innovations Group (SAiG)
Zoom: https://virginiatech.zoom.us/j/3625663140
NON VT MEMBERS PLEASE REGISTER HERE: https://forms.gle/QgBpvU5b2ZRHHE8Y6
Description:
Date: November 5, 2019
Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: Togerson 1120
Instructors: Kate Miller, Frances McCarty, Jen Van Mullekom
Presented By: Statistical Applications & Innovations Group (SAiG)
Zoom: https://virginiatech.zoom.us/j/3625663140
NON VT MEMBERS PLEASE REGISTER HERE: https://forms.gle/QgBpvU5b2ZRHHE8Y6
Description:
The ability to create professional grade graphics is of key importance for scientific communication. The ggplot2 package utilized in R programming offers a powerful, flexible, and free platform which can be used to produce publication-quality graphics. The following topics will be covered:
• Producing statistical graphs including histograms, bar plots, box plots, and scatter plots using the ggplot2 package in R
• Syntax to control colors, plotting characters, axes, legends, and labels • Creating high resolution graphics to various file types
• Pros and cons of various graphics and approaches
No previous coding experience is required! Bring your laptop with R and RStudio installed on your machine. You can download them from the following links: https://www.r-project.org/ https://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download/ If you already have R and RStudio on your laptop, make sure they are the most up to date versions. This course is jointly sponsored by the Statistical Application and Innovations Group (SAIG) and Networked Learning Initiatives (NLI).
Available by Zoom. Available in the National Capital Region (NCR)
Available by Zoom. Available in the National Capital Region (NCR)