Pretty Graphics with ggplot2
Hosted by R-Ladies Lancaster
Details
This will a beginner friendly session where we will learn how to create plots with the ggplot2 package. Even if you've never used R before, you'll be able to take part and do some coding.
We'll be working through Chapter 3 of the R for Data Science book. This is available freely online at http://r4ds.had.co.nz . There will be a short presentation and then we'll work through some exercises together.
If you're already familiar and comfortable with manipulating data in R, please still come along. It would be great to have some extra helpers, and we can also work through the latest TidyTuesday data set as a challenge.
This will be an interactive session so please bring your laptop. Ideally this should have R and RStudio installed. If you have trouble downloading these, you can use https://rstudio.cloud/. You will also need the tidyverse R package. You might want to install this before coming along to the session. You can do this by running install.packages("tidyverse") in R.
The session will run from 6pm - 8pm with a short break in the middle. Snacks and soft drinks will be provided.
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Venue:
We're meeting in room C130 in the University Library. The library is located in Alexandra Square, at the centre of the campus. If you need more or advice help finding the location, please get in touch.
https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/media/lancaster-university/content-assets/documents/maps/campus-map.pdf
Parking:
Parking is free on the University campus after 6pm. There are also very frequent buses to the University and an excellent cycle route.
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R-Ladies Lancaster is part of a global initiative, R-Ladies Global, designed to improve the gender diversity of R users worldwide and in particular, to improve the participation and experience of women in the R community. As part of the initiative, R-Ladies Lancaster will host a number of talks and workshops about the use of R. It doesn't matter if you never used R or if you are an R expert, R-Ladies Lancaster welcomes anyone with an interest in R.
Questions? E-mail: rhian@rladies.org
