Customizing ggplot2 Plots
Learn to customize plots in ggplot2, including adjusting fonts, legends, colors, and using colorbrewer.
We'll cover the following
The ggplot2
package offers a great deal of customization in two ways. Firstly, we can leverage a significant library of geom_functions
to create differently styled plots. Everything from histograms to scatter plots to contour plots and even geographic maps. In fact, there are too many to cover them all here. As we need different plot types, it’s best to check the help files for ggplot2
. However, in addition to specific plot types, many customizations are available. We’ll focus on the common elements we can use to customize the look and feel of our plots. Let’s check out an example.
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