2.6 Reflections

In this introduction, we reviewed the tools of deplyr and ggplot2 packages as a starting point for data analyses and visualization in R. This new generation of tools utilizing the tidyverse syntax is particularly suitable for data exploration. It allows for simple conversions of our inquiry into sequential coding of data manipulation and analysis via pipe operator %>%. Also, manipulating data and creating plots are streamlined via the systematic framework over three primary components data, aes, and geom.