#SCATTER PLOT HOW TO#

If I need to make a scatter plot in R, I always use ggplot2. There’s a better way … ggplot2 scatterplots I haven’t used the plot() function to create a scatterplot in R in almost a decade. The syntax is clumsy, hard to remember, and often inflexible. Like many tools from base R, the plot() function is hard to use and hard to modify beyond making simple modifications. I’m going to be honest: I strongly dislike the base R scatterplot, and I strongly discourage you from using the plot() function. You can create a scatterplot in R using the plot() function. I strongly prefer the ggplot2 scatterplot, but let me quickly talk about both. If you need to create a scatter plot in R, you have at least two major options, which I’ll discuss briefly.

For data visualization, reporting, and analytics, you’ll use them over and over. Scatterplots are extremely useful tools for showing the relationship between two numeric variables. Specifically, a scatterplot show the relationship between two numeric variables, where the values of one variable are plotted on the x-axis and the values of the other variable are plotted on the y-axis.

Let’s quickly review what a scatterplot is. Everything will make more sense that way. If you need something specific, you can click on any of the following links …īut it’s probably better if you read the whole tutorial. It will explain the syntax for a ggplot scatterplot, and will also show you step-by-step examples.

#SCATTER PLOT HOW TO#

This tutorial will explain how to create a scatter plot in R with ggplot2.

Scatter plot