Chapter 22 Mastering the Grammar

This was previously covered as chapter 13, but it does not exist as a separate chapter in the current version of the book.

Learning Objectives

• Review the elements and benefits of the grammar of graphics
• Be able to break down simple graphics into its component parts
• Mapping Coordinates; define and itdentify layer and scaling as well as coordinate and faceting
• Create a process for integrating the grammar into your visual design
• Apply the grammar to the analysis of existing graphics.

References

Wickham, H. (2010). A layered grammar of graphics . Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics, Volume 19, Number 1, 3–28.