Data science for the public good

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This course introduces students to the grammar of graphics and building a plot using ggplot2.

Course objectives

Students will become familiar with how a plot is built using ggplot to learn to customise and create different plots.

Learning objectives

• Be familiar with how to construct a basic plot using layers in ggplot;
• Understand how variables in the data are used to determine aesthetics of the plot;
• Be familiar with the concepts of tidy data;
• Understand the connection between different geoms and the type of plot they produce (e.g. geom_line, geom_point);
• Understand how to customise a plot using labs, theme, facet.

Course type

Online learning – not available

Independent learning – not available

Face to face – available

Skill level

Intermediate

Booking

To discuss booking this course for remote delivery, please contact the Data Science Campus.