Setting x and y Scales
This lesson is called Setting x and y Scales, part of the Fundamentals of R course. This lesson is called Setting x and y Scales, part of the Fundamentals of R course.
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# Load Packages -----------------------------------------------------------
library(tidyverse)
# Import Data -------------------------------------------------------------
penguins <- read_csv("penguins.csv")
penguin_bill_length_by_island <-
penguins |>
group_by(island) |>
summarize(mean_bill_length = mean(bill_length_mm, na.rm = TRUE)) |>
arrange(mean_bill_length)
# Setting x and y Scales --------------------------------------------------
# Adjusting our x and y axes is similar.
# Remember that the x and y axes are considered an aesthetic properties
# in the same way color and fill are.
# We adjust our x and y axes using the scale_ set of functions.
# The exact function you use depends on your data.
# For example, you would use scale_y_continuous()
# if you have continuous data on the y axis.
# The limits argument sets the minimum and maximum values that display.
ggplot(
data = penguin_bill_length_by_island,
mapping = aes(
x = island,
y = mean_bill_length,
fill = island
)
) +
geom_col() +
scale_y_continuous(limits = c(0, 50))
# The breaks argument determines which axis labels show up.
ggplot(
data = penguin_bill_length_by_island,
mapping = aes(
x = island,
y = mean_bill_length,
fill = island
)
) +
geom_col() +
scale_y_continuous(
limits = c(0, 50),
breaks = c(0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50)
)
# If we want to change the x axis labels, we'd need to use
# the labels argument in scale_x_discrete() because that data is categorical.
ggplot(
data = penguin_bill_length_by_island,
mapping = aes(
x = island,
y = mean_bill_length,
fill = island
)
) +
geom_col() +
scale_y_continuous(
limits = c(0, 50),
breaks = c(0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50)
) +
scale_x_discrete(
labels = c("Biscoe Island", "Dream Island", "Torgersen Island")
)
Your Turn
# Load Packages -----------------------------------------------------------
library(tidyverse)
# Import Data -------------------------------------------------------------
penguins <- read_csv("penguins.csv")
# Setting x and y Scales --------------------------------------------------
# Copy the code for the last bar chart you made
# Update it so that the y axis goes from 0 to 200
# YOUR CODE HERE
# Copy the code you just wrote
# Update it so that it has breaks on the y axis at 0, 40, 80, 120, and 160
# YOUR CODE HERE
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Course Content
33 Lessons
1
The Grammar of Graphics
04:36
2
Scatterplots
03:40
3
Histograms
04:51
4
Bar Charts
04:53
5
Setting color and fill Aesthetic Properties
02:43
6
Setting color and fill Scales
05:12
7
Setting x and y Scales
02:58
8
Adding Text to Plots
05:50
9
Plot Labels
02:59
10
Themes
02:10
11
Facets
02:56
12
Save Plots
02:49
13
Bring it All Together (Data Visualization)
06:14
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