Module11_Tufte.R
Module 11 Assignment: Tufte Visualizations in R For this assignment, I explored Edward Tufte's principles of data visualization by recreating three different plots from Dr. Piwek's post on "Tufte in R." Tufte emphasizes the importance of the data-ink ratio, which means removing unnecessary elements and only showing what's essential to understand the data. I chose to create three visualizations using the mtcars dataset, which shows the relationship between car weight and fuel efficiency: 1. Dot-Dash Plot in ggplot2 This visualization uses "rug marks" along the bottom and left edges to show where individual data points fall. This is a perfect example of Tufte's minimal design - no grid lines or unnecessary decorations, just the data and simple tick marks showing distribution. 2. Dot-Dash Plot in Lattice I created the same type of plot using R's lattice graphics system. This shows how different R packages can achieve similar results. The rug marks a...