Chapter 1: An Introduction to Julia for Data Visualization and Analysis

Julia is a high-level, general-purpose language that offers a fresh approach to data analysis and visualization. Its clean syntax and high performance make Julia a language worth knowing for any data scientist.

This chapter will introduce the minimum set of concepts and techniques needed for data visualization in Julia. Therefore, we will explore Julia's essential tools for representing, analyzing, and plotting data in a reproducible way. If you are starting with Julia, this chapter is vital to you. Advanced Julia users wanting to learn about the Plots package can benefit from the last section of this chapter.

After reading this chapter, you will know how to set up a Julia ...

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