Composite Plots in R: GrObs

In Part 1 we covered stacking similar and different plot types in ggplot2 and gridExtra. Unfortunately we ran into limitations that hindered us from creating a complex plot such as a pie charts overlaid on a map (which I won’t exactly cover yet, sorry).  To accomplish this we need to dive into the inter-working of GrObs.

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Composite Plots in R: Facets and gridExtra

Ever want to combine multiple plots into a consistent file easily without having to open up Inkscape or GIMP? Perhaps you never thought you would need a garden of pie charts but rather: Revenue of multiple products over the fiscal year. Price (line) and volume (bar) of a stock over time. Income distribution (pie) per […]

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Quick and Easy Organization Charts

For the longest time (and before my D3 Organization Chart post) I have been looking for organization charts in my company.  Some departments are outdated, some are unavailable on the intranet, some are in this format or that format.  In the end I have dozens of pieces of the puzzle that still need to be fit together. […]

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Using Supply and Demand for Location Allocation

At various times I have been asked to give insight in uncovering optimal locations for buildings. It is a very interesting optimization problems that I find myself coming back to every so often even though I am not formally trained or involved with marketing, real estate, or GIS. There are methods and even ArcGIS has […]

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