On the afternoon of November 25th, Dr. Peng Zhao (Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences) delivered one workshop: Modern Statistical Graphs with R.

During the workshop, Dr. Zhao demonstrated a variety of graphs by using R, including word cloud, violin plot, wind rose, advanced scatter plot, pair plot, etc.

Dr. Zhao also recommended books for XJTLUers who would like to learn more about statistical graphs:

学R: 零基础学习R语言 / 赵鹏, 李怡著 (published, will arrive in XJTLU Library soon)

现代统计图形 / 谢益辉, 黄湘云, 赵鹏 著 (will be published soon)

ggplot2: Elegant Graphics for Data Analysis / by Hadley Wickham (in XJTLU Library collection)

Graphing data with R / by John Jay Hilfiger (in XJTLU Library Collection)

To review the workshop in detail, please visit Dr. Zhao’s blog.