Library Installation and Setup
Understand how to install and load the ggplot2 package and tidyverse collection in R. Explore the use of extension packages and learn the steps for setting up your data visualization environment for practice and project work.
R and RStudio are required for running ggplot2 and its extension packages. Let’s first learn how to install the ggplot2 library.
Note: The Docker container for this course already contains the required R environment for
ggplot2with the necessaryggplotextensions installed. The instructions in this lesson are helpful to understand what packages are running in the background for creating data visualizations. These steps can also be used to set up R andggplot2locally, if required, for additional practice.
Installing ggplot2 through the tidyverse package
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