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R for Data Science Cookbook (n)

By : Yu-Wei, Chiu (David Chiu)
Book Image

R for Data Science Cookbook (n)

By: Yu-Wei, Chiu (David Chiu)

Overview of this book

This cookbook offers a range of data analysis samples in simple and straightforward R code, providing step-by-step resources and time-saving methods to help you solve data problems efficiently. The first section deals with how to create R functions to avoid the unnecessary duplication of code. You will learn how to prepare, process, and perform sophisticated ETL for heterogeneous data sources with R packages. An example of data manipulation is provided, illustrating how to use the “dplyr” and “data.table” packages to efficiently process larger data structures. We also focus on “ggplot2” and show you how to create advanced figures for data exploration. In addition, you will learn how to build an interactive report using the “ggvis” package. Later chapters offer insight into time series analysis on financial data, while there is detailed information on the hot topic of machine learning, including data classification, regression, clustering, association rule mining, and dimension reduction. By the end of this book, you will understand how to resolve issues and will be able to comfortably offer solutions to problems encountered while performing data analysis.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
R for Data Science Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Introducing geometric objects


Geometric objects are elements that we mark on the plot. One can use the geometric object in ggplot2 to create either a line, bar, or box chart. Moreover, one can integrate these simple geometric objects and aesthetic mapping to create a more professional plot. In this recipe, we introduce how to use geometric objects to create various charts.

Getting ready

Ensure you have completed the previous steps by storing sample_sum in your R environment.

How to do it…

Perform the following steps to create a geometric object in ggplot2:

  1. First, create a scatterplot with the geom_point function:

    > g <- ggplot(data=sample_sum, mapping=aes(x=Year_Month, y=Total_Sales, col=Province )) + ggtitle('Scatter Plot')
    > g + geom_point() 
    
  2. Use the geom_line function to plot a line chart:

    > g+ geom_line(linetype="dashed")
    

    Figure 9: Scatterplot and dashed line chart

  3. Use the geom_bar function to make a stack bar chart:

    > g+geom_bar(stat = "identity", aes(fill=Province) , position...