Pro Data Visualization Using R and JavaScript: Analyze and Visualize Key Data on the Web

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T. Barker, J. WestfallPro Data Visualization Using R and JavaScripthttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7202-2_2

2. R Language Primer

Tom Barker¹   and Jon Westfall²

(1)

Pipersville, PA, USA

(2)

Cleveland, MS, USA

 

In the last chapter, we defined what data visualizations are, looked at a little bit of the history of the medium, and explored the process for creating them. This chapter takes a deeper dive into one of the most important tools for creating data visualizations: R.

When creating data visualizations, R is an integral tool for both analyzing data and creating visualizations. We will use R extensively through the rest of this book, so we had better level ...