R Graphics

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CRC Press, Nov 12, 2018 - Computers - 546 pages
Extensively updated to reflect the evolution of statistics and computing, the second edition of the bestselling R Graphics comes complete with new packages and new examples. Paul Murrell, widely known as the leading expert on R graphics, has developed an in-depth resource that helps both neophyte and seasoned users master the intricacies of R graph
 

Contents

Chapter 1 An Introduction to R Graphics
1
Part I TRADITIONAL GRAPHICS
23
Chapter 2 Simple Usage of Traditional Graphics
25
Chapter 3 Customizing Traditional Graphics
47
Part II GRID GRAPHICS
117
The lattice Package
119
The ggplot2 Package
145
Chapter 6 The grid Graphics Model
173
Part IV GRAPHICS PACKAGES
337
Chapter 11 Graphics Extensions
339
Chapter 12 Plot Extensions
361
Chapter 13 Graphics for Categorical Data
381
Chapter 14 Maps
397
Chapter 15 Nodeandedge Graphs
413
Chapter 16 3D Graphics
431
Chapter 17 Dynamic and Interactive Graphics
453

Chapter 7 The grid Graphics Object Model
227
Chapter 8 Developing New Graphics Functions and Objects
255
Part III THE GRAPHICS ENGINE
303
Chapter 9 Graphics Formats
305
Chapter 10 Graphical Parameters
321
Chapter 18 Importing Graphics
479
Chapter 19 Combining Graphics Systems
489
Bibliography
497
Back Cover
507
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About the author (2018)

Paul Murrell attended Auckland University for his BSc (in Computer Science), BA (in Psychology), MSc (in Psychology), and PhD (in Statistics!). He then spent a year at the University of Cambridge in the Department of Community Medicine as a medical statistician and research assistant, before joining the Department of Statistics at Auckland University in October, 1999. His research interests include computational and graphical statistics. He is currently part of the development team for the R and Omegahat statistical computing projects. He was elected a Fellow of the American Statistical Association in 2010.

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