Summer Hangouts: Chang-Yu Chang and Brynn Sherman

The Art of Naming Your Pets and R Objects; Data Visualization with R and ggplot

August 10, 2023 11:00 am - 1:30 pm

Chang-Yu Chang and Brynn Sherman

RDDSX space outside the Collaborative Classroom

Van Pelt-Dietrich Library

Time	Instructor	Title	Description
11:00 – 12:00	Chang-Yu Chang	The Art of Naming Your Pets and R Objects slides and notebook	Have you ever found yourself running out of English letters to name your R objects? Fear not! We’ll dive into the world of naming conventions for R objects and functions. We’ll also introduce you to a basic structure for managing data science projects, ensuring a smooth and organized workflow.
12:00 – 12:30		Lunch
12:30 – 1:30	Brynn Sherman	Data Visualization with R and ggplot slides, notebook, and code	In this tutorial, we’ll discuss tips and tricks for data visualization in R. We’ll start with a brief refresher of R and the basics of ggplot. We’ll then go more in depth about how to customize various aspects of graphs, decide on color schemes, etc., all with the goal of making your graphs as clear and visually appealing as possible.

Time

Instructor

Title

Description

11:00 – 12:00

Chang-Yu Chang

The Art of Naming Your Pets and R Objects

slides and notebook

Have you ever found yourself running out of English letters to name your R objects? Fear not! We’ll dive into the world of naming conventions for R objects and functions. We’ll also introduce you to a basic structure for managing data science projects, ensuring a smooth and organized workflow.

12:00 – 12:30

Lunch

12:30 – 1:30

Brynn Sherman

Data Visualization with R and ggplot

slides, notebook, and code

In this tutorial, we’ll discuss tips and tricks for data visualization in R. We’ll start with a brief refresher of R and the basics of ggplot. We’ll then go more in depth about how to customize various aspects of graphs, decide on color schemes, etc., all with the goal of making your graphs as clear and visually appealing as possible.