3. Mastering the qplot Function | R Graph Essentials

Mapping aesthetics to categorical variables

Now let's map both symbol size and shape to GENDER. To map symbol size to levels of a categorical variable, it is helpful to set the variable as a factor using the factor() command.

Then you set up your plot as before, but control your symbol size by adding a new layer using the plus sign: + scale_size_manual(values = c(a, b)).

The parameters a and b have a minimum value of 0 and can be as large as you like. You must select values of a and b to produce symbols of the desired size. In the next example, I have chosen symbol sizes of 5 and 7. You may select different sizes, depending on your preferences. You will gain experience very quickly and select the symbol sizes that suit your graphs best. In this case, I introduced some transparency using the alpha = I() syntax. Transparency assists in the interpretation of graphs that involve a large number of points. Enter the following syntax:

qplot(HEIGHT, WEIGHT_1, data = T, xlab = "HEIGHT (cm)", ylab...

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