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Statistics Slam Dunk
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Statistics Slam Dunk

by Gary Sutton
January 2024
Beginner
672 pages
18h 58m
English
Manning Publications
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10 Doing more with ggplot2

This chapter covers

  • Creating correlation plots, dot plots, and lollipop charts
  • Modifying ggplot2 labels through transformations and concatenations
  • Enhancing ggplot2 visualizations with legends, annotations, and shapes
  • Changing ggplot2 colors by groups
  • Revealing Simpson’s Paradox

Our purpose in this chapter is to quantify and visualize the relationship in the NBA between team payrolls and team accomplishments. Along the way, we’ll demonstrate ways to go above and beyond with the ggplot2 graphics package—by experimenting with unconventional types of plots; by transforming and augmenting axis labels; by adding legends, annotations, and shapes; and by segmenting groups by color. When we visualize data instead of relegating ...

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