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Add arrows to the lines in the plot

Instead of labeling years, use the arrow argument of the geom_path() call to show the direction of change. The arrows will point from 1996 to 2006, because that's how the data set is ordered. The arrow() function takes two arguments: The first is length, which can be specified with a unit() call, which you might remember from previous exercises. The second is type which defines how the arrow head will look.

This exercise is part of the course

Communicating with Data in the Tidyverse

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Exercise instructions

  • Use the arrow argument and an arrow() function call to add arrows to each line.
  • For the arrows, specify a length of 1.5 "mm" (with a unit() call) and a type of "closed".

Hands-on interactive exercise

Have a go at this exercise by completing this sample code.

ggplot(ilo_data) +
  geom_path(aes(x = working_hours, y = country),
  # Add an arrow to each path
  arrow = ___(___ = ___(___, "___"), ___ = "___"))
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