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Bring it All Together (Data Visualization)

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# Load Packages -----------------------------------------------------------

library(tidyverse)
library(janitor)
library(scales)

# Import Data -------------------------------------------------------------

survey_data <- read_tsv("2020-combined-survey-final.tsv") |> 
  clean_names()

survey_data |> 
  select(contains("enjoy"))

survey_data |> 
  filter(is.na(qr_enjoyment)) |> 
  select(qr_enjoyment)

survey_data |> 
  glimpse()

avg_r_enjoyment <- survey_data |> 
  drop_na(qr_enjoyment) |> 
  group_by(qcountry) |> 
  summarize(avg_enjoyment = mean(qr_enjoyment),
            n = n()) |> 
  filter(n >= 50) |> 
  arrange(desc(avg_enjoyment)) |> 
  drop_na(qcountry) |> 
  mutate(avg_enjoyment_two_digits = number(avg_enjoyment, accuracy = 0.01))

# Data Visualization ------------------------------------------------------

ggplot(data = avg_r_enjoyment,
       mapping = aes(x = avg_enjoyment,
                     y = qcountry,
                     label = avg_enjoyment_two_digits)) +
  geom_col(fill = "#6cabdd") +
  geom_text(hjust = 1.2,
            color = "white") +
  theme_minimal() +
  labs(title = "Average Enjoyment of R on a 5-Point Scale Among Users Around the World",
       subtitle = "Only countries with 50 or more responses included",
       y = NULL,
       x = NULL)

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Claire Hazbun

Claire Hazbun • August 13, 2024

So far I've really struggled, especially from one day to the next, with retaining information about how to do things in R. I did see a tweet the other day that said something like "90% of coding is googling", but it's hard to imagine that my current retention level is sustainable for actually using R with any level of efficiency. I'm just wondering in your experience, what does retention typically look like for students? What kinds of things are they able to retain vs have to google? thanks :)

David Keyes

David Keyes Founder • August 14, 2024

I don't have a specific answer here, but I will say that it often takes longer to memorize code things than I expect. I wouldn't be too hard on yourself if it's not happening right away. The more you code, the easier it will become.

If it helps, one of the R for the Rest of Us R in 3 Months coaches wrote this:

It took me three years before I stopped having to google how to import and export csv files 😂 because I wasn't doing it daily!

Keep going and I promise it will get easier!

David Keyes

David Keyes Founder • August 27, 2024

Hi again! I recently attended posit::conf where Hadley Wickham said something that I think you might find interesting. He said that sometimes uses AI to help him remember how ggplot works. If the developer of ggplot has to use tools like AI to remember how it works, it's ok if the rest of us have to do the same thing!