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DataVisualization in R

This document discusses basic data visualization techniques in R, including scatter plots, line plots, and bar plots. It notes that while basic plots are useful, more sophisticated graphics are needed to show multiple plots together or to improve visual appeal. Advanced graphics require skills like using for loops, selecting appropriate data columns, and controlling plot positioning.

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DataVisualization in R

This document discusses basic data visualization techniques in R, including scatter plots, line plots, and bar plots. It notes that while basic plots are useful, more sophisticated graphics are needed to show multiple plots together or to improve visual appeal. Advanced graphics require skills like using for loops, selecting appropriate data columns, and controlling plot positioning.

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Data science for Engineers

Data visualization in R
Basic graphics

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In this lecture
 Basic graphics
◦ Scatter
◦ Line
◦ Bar
 Need for sophisticated graphics

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Scatter plot
R – code:
X = 1:10
Y= X^2
plot (Y)

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Scatter plot
dataset ‘mtcars’:

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Scatter plot
R – code : Corresponds to different shapes
for points, for more such
plot( mtcars$wt, mtcars$mpg , options check ‘graphics
parameters’ in help
main="Scatterplot Example",
xlab="Car Weight ", ylab="Miles Per Gallon ", pch=19)

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Line plot
R – code :
X = 1:10
Y= X^2
plot(X,Y,type = ‘l’)

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Bar plot
Syntax:
barplot(H, names.arg, xlab, ylab, main, names.arg, col)

R – code :
H <- c(7,12,28,3,41)
M <- c("Mar","Apr","May","Jun","Jul")
barplot(H,names.arg = M, xlab = "Month", ylab = "Revenue",
col = "blue", main = "Revenue chart",border = "red")

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Bar plot

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Need for sophisticated graphics


Lets us say there is a need for you to show multiple plots in
a single figure such as the following:

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Challenges
The exact figure as per the previous slide can be reproduced

with the following code:

par(mfrow=c(2,4))
days <- c("Thur", "Fri", "Sat", "Sun")
sexes <- unique(tips$sex)
for (i in 1:length(sexes)) {
for (j in 1:length(days)) {
currdata <- tips[tips$day == days[j] & tips$sex == sexes[i],]
plot(currdata$total_bill, currdata$tip/currdata$total_bill,
main=paste(days[j], sexes[i], sep=", "), ylim=c(0,0.7), las=1)
}
}
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Challenges
But the code requires work such as :
• Knowing when to introduce a for loop
• Which columns of the data.frame to select
• The positioning of each graph in the grid etc
• Less pleasing visuals

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Summary
1) Scatter plots

2) Line plots

3) Bar plots

4) Challenges and disadvantages of basic

graphics

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