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  • Components of Grammar of Graphics
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ggplot2 package

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Last updated 2 years ago

The ggplot2 package is a simplified implementation of grammar of graphics written by Hadley Wickham for R.

Components of Grammar of Graphics

Aesthetics in ggplot2

vjust() and hjust()

To adjust the horizontal and vertical justification of labels and texts of a graph we can use the following image as a reference.

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Grammar of Graphics Components (source)
Aesthetics in ggplot2 package (source)