Data Visualization with ggplot2

Author

Affiliation

Lindsay Hayes

Department of Cell Biology, OUHSC

Pre-lecture activities

Before class, read chapter 4 titled “Visualizing Data in the Tidyverse” from the Tidyverse Skills for Data Science Book by Carrie Wright, Shannon E. Ellis, Stephanie C. Hicks, and Roger D. Peng.

Reading: Visualizing Data in the Tidyverse

For more examples, you can checkout a YouTube video series on ggplot from Dr. Lace Padilla.

1. Mastering ggplot2 in R [17 min]
2. Mastering Axes in ggplot2 [16 min]
3. Color Magic in ggplot2 [12.5 min]
4. Mastering Facet_Wrap in ggplot2 [15 min]

Lecture

Learning objectives

Learning objectives

At the end of class you will be able to:

• Distinguish between good and bad plots
• Match the type of plots with the type of data input
• List the features of the grammer of graphics
• Build complex graphics in ggplot2

Slides

• Lecture 04: Data Visualization in ggplot

• In-Class Activity

Post-lecture Practice

• Please complete the following assignment: Assignment 3