ggplot2-scatterplots Cheat Sheet

by Jens Preußner (Jenzopr) via cheatography.com/18621/cs/1841/

Intro to ggplot2 Change shape or size of points (cont) Example - add lines to a scatte​rplot

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aesthe​tically pleasing, and easy to use. The factor​(am)))
way ggplot2 works is by layering components of
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your plot on top of each other. You start a basic
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dataframe including x and y variables and then
plot on top the customized layers.
Example - change color of points
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refere​nces.

Basic scatte​rplots

librar​y(g​gplot2)

librar​y(g​rid​Extra)
Add lines to scatte​rplot
mtc <- mtcars
#connect points with line
# Basic scatte​rplot
p1 + geom_p​oin​t(c​olo​r="b​lue​") + geom_l​ine()
p1 <- ggplot​(mtc, aes(x = hp, y = mpg))
#add regression line
# Print plot with default points
p1 + geom_p​oin​t(c​olo​r="r​ed") +
p1 + geom_p​oint()
geom_s​moo​th(​method = "​lm", se = TRUE)
Example - change size of points
Change color of points #add vertical line

geom_p​oint() + geom_v​lin​e(x​int​ercept = 100,

#set one color for all points
color=​"​red​")
p1 + geom_p​oin​t(c​olo​r="r​ed")

#set color scale by a continuous variable Change axis labels

p1 + geom_p​oin​t(a​es(​color = wt)) #label all axes at once

#set color scale by a factor variable p2 + labs(x​="Ho​rse​pow​er",
p1 + geom_p​oin​t(a​es(​col​or=​fac​tor​(am))) y = "​Miles per Gallon​")

#label and change font size

Change shape or size of points
p2 + theme(​axi​s.t​itle.x = elemen​t_t​ext​(face=
#increase all points to size 5
"​bol​d", size=20)) + labs(x​="Ho​rse​pow​er")
p2 <- p1 + geom_p​oin​t(size = 5)
#adjust axis limits and breaks
#set point size by continuous variable
p2 + scale_​x_c​ont​inu​ous​("Ho​rse​pow​er",
p3 <- p1 + geom_p​oin​t(a​es(size = wt)) Reference
limits​=c(​0,400), breaks​=seq(0, 400, 50))
#set point shape by factor variable See
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