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Multi-Panel Plots in R

Combining and faceting figures with patchwork, cowplot, facet_wrap, and facet_grid

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ggplot2

dataviz

Learn four powerful approaches to multi-panel plots in R — use facet_wrap and facet_grid to split a single dataset by groups, or reach for patchwork and cowplot to stitch together entirely different figures into a polished layout.

Mar 28, 2026

11 min

Everything Palettes in R: Viridis, Brewer, and Beyond

A comprehensive guide to color palettes in ggplot2

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ggplot2

dataviz

color

Master color palettes in ggplot2 — from viridis and RColorBrewer to MetBrewer, wesanderson, and more. Learn when to use continuous vs discrete scales, how to design for colorblind accessibility, and how to avoid common pitfalls.

Feb 24, 2026

19 min

Mastering Joins in dplyr

Understanding left_join, inner_join, full_join, and common pitfalls

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dplyr

tidyverse

Learn how to combine datasets with dplyr joins — left_join, inner_join, full_join — and how to diagnose duplicate rows, missing keys, and NA surprises.

Feb 25, 2025

8 min

Data Cleaning in the Real World

From messy CSVs to analysis-ready tables with tidyr and stringr

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tidyverse

Learn how to reshape, split, and clean messy data using tidyr and stringr — pivoting, separating columns, pattern matching, and handling common gotchas.

Feb 22, 2025

8 min