R Functions [for visualization]

Martin Herrerias and Sian Bladon introduce R functions, ggplot2 and how to automate the creation of multiple plots.
Thu Nov 28, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Room 2.217, University Place (University of Manchester) • Online via Microsoft Teams

Published

November 28, 2024

Attention R beginners:

Tired of copy pasting blocks of code? Found yourself fixing the same bug in five different places? Want to test many variations of your script? Generate multiple similar plots?

Write R functions! They will make your R code more concise, easier to read, debug, and maintain.

We’ll have two short sessions:

Talk 1: Introduction to Functions — speaker Martin Herrerias

Martin will discuss basic function syntax, arguments, and environments.

Talk 2: Generating Plots with Functions — speaker Sian Bladon

Sian will give a brief introduction to ggplot2 and talk about using the map function from purrr to automate creating multiple plots.