Data visualization with ggplot2
Data visualization with ggplot2
This hands-on, participatory workshop is designed for those with basic R programming experience that are looking to take their data visualization skills to the next level.
The workshop is open to anyone, but learners should be familiar with programming in R and ggplot2 equivalent to the Intro to R and RStudio and Data wrangling and visualization with R workshops.
Learning Outcomes:
- Gain comfort in making various types of plots with ggplot2, including barplots, histograms, boxplots, and scatterplots.
- Learn to modify standard scales in ggplot2 and use various color palettes.
- Gain familiarity with different ways to highlight and annotate data within plots.
- Change the look of plots by gaining experience modifying ggplot2’s theming system.
If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, welcome! Please email library-event-accessibility@groups.office365.vt.edu at least 10 days prior to the event.
- Date:
- Tuesday, March 3, 2026
- Time:
- 12:00pm - 2:00pm
- Location:
- Online
- Audience:
- Alumni Beginners Faculty/Staff Graduate Students Postdoc Public Researchers Undergraduates
- Categories:
- Workshop Workshop > Data Science
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