(Builds on: Data basics)
(Leads to: Exploratory data analysis (1D), Visualisation basics (2))
Data visualisation is one of the most important tools of data science. It’s also a great place to start learning a programming language because you get an immediate payoff that will help you keep motivated as you push through initial frustrations.
These sections will give you the basics of ggplot2, allowing to create simple, but informative, plots.
Aesthetic mappings [r4ds-3.3]
Common problems [r4ds-3.4]
Facets [r4ds-3.5]
Geometric objects [r4ds-3.6]
Skim the following resources so you’re aware of the most important ggplot2 geoms. Come back and read in detail when you actually need to use them.
Toolbox [ggplot2-3]
Data Visualization Cheat Sheet [cheatsheets-ggplot2-2.1]