grafify: Make 5 powerful ggplot2 graphs quickly with R

Written by Matt Dancho on June 15, 2021

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The grafify package is a new R package that makes it easy to make 19-powerful ggplot2 graphs, ANOVAs, and comparison plots. I’ve been really enjoying it! In the next 10-minutes, we’ll learn how to make my 5 favorite grafify plots (with one line of code!):

• Scatter-Bar (1), Scatter-Box (2), and Scatter-Violin (3) plots for plotting 2-variables
• Scatter-Box 3D plots (4) for plotting 3-variables
• BONUS: Before-and-After Plots (5) for showing State Change

This article was last updated on: February 15th, 2022.

R-Tips Weekly

This article is part of R-Tips Weekly, a weekly video tutorial that shows you step-by-step how to do common R coding tasks.

Here are the links to get set up. 👇

• Get the Code
• YouTube Tutorial

Video Tutorial

Learn how to use the grafify package in our 7-minute YouTube video tutorial.

What you make in this R-Tip

grafify is a new R package for making great-looking ggplot2 graphs quickly in R. It has 19 plotting functions that simplify common ggplot graphs and provide color-blind friendly themes. By the end of the tutorial, you’ll make:

1. Scatter Bar SD
2. Scatter Box SD
3. Scatter Violin SD
4. Scatter Box 3D
5. BONUS: Before and After Plots!!!

Image Credit: grafify package

Thank You Developers.

Before we move on, please recognize that the grafify package was generously built and maintained with many hours of work by Avinash R. Shenoy. Thank you for all that you do!

The grafify Tutorial

The grafify package extends ggplot2 by adding several simplified plotting functions. Let’s explore the package by making 5 powerful plots (with one line of code)!

Load the Libraries and Data

First, run this code to:

1. Load Libraries: Load grafify and tidyverse.
2. Import Data: We’re using the mpg dataset that comes with ggplot2.

Get the code.

Plot 1: Scatterbar SD Plot

First, we can make a Scatterbar Plot that shows the data points along with error bars at a standard deviation. Simply use plot_scatterbar_sd().

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Plot 2: Scatterbox Plot

Next, we can make a Scatterbox Plot that shows a custom boxplot / jitter plot combination. I’ve added a jitter point to show the distribution. Simply use plot_scatterbox().

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Plot 3: Dotviolin Plot

Next, we can make a Dotviolin Plot that shows a custom violin plot / dotplot combination. Simply use plot_dotviolin().

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Plot 4: Scatterbox 3D Plot

Next, we can make a 3D Scatterbox Plot that shows three variables using boxplot / jitter plot combination. This is great for drilling into multiple categories. Simply use plot_3d_scatterbox().

Get the code.

BONUS: Plot 5 - Before-After Plot

As a super cool bonus, we can make a Before-After Plot that shows changes between two states (in this case how various models changed in MPG Fuel Efficiency from 1999 to 2008). This is great for comparing two states. Simply use plot_befafter_colors().

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We can see that most vehicles are improving in MPG from 1999 to 2008. However, there are a few that are going down. Most notably is the New Beetle going from 35MPG to about 27MPG, a decline of -23%.

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