OxfordRUG November 2023 | Making Christmas cards with R | online

For our next (this time virtual!) meetup on 27th November, we are very excited to have Nicola Rennie showing us how to make Christmas cards in R.

Note that this event will be virtual: click here to Join Zoom meeting

Abstract:

R has multiple packages capable of creating high quality graphics, including {ggplot2}. In this workshop, you'll learn about a variety of functions in {ggplot2} when we create Christmas cards using R! You'll learn to draw different shapes to build a snowman, create random data to position snowflakes, and write messages with text annotations. By learning how to manipulate functions in {ggplot2}, you'll then be able to further customise your own data visualisations. In addition to {ggplot2}, we'll also use two other R packages - {ggforce} for some additional geometries, and {sf} for making some spatial data. No prior experience of {ggplot2} or other packages is necessary.

Speaker bio:

Nicola Rennie is an academic and data scientist, passionate about using R to solve problems. She is currently a Lecturer in Health Data Science at Lancaster Medical School. Nicola also has experience in data science consultancy, and collaborates closely with external research partners. She can often be found at data science meetups, presenting at conferences, and is the R-Ladies Lancaster chapter organiser.

Thanks to our sponsor:

Oxford RUG is grateful for funding from the R consortium.