Putting the x- and y- axes on a log scale
Suppose you want to create a scatter plot with population on the x-axis and GDP per capita on the y-axis. Both population and GDP per-capita are better represented with log scales, since they vary over many orders of magnitude.
This exercise is part of the course
Introduction to the Tidyverse
Exercise instructions
- Create a scatter plot with population (
pop) on the x-axis and GDP per capita (gdpPercap) on the y-axis. Put both the x- and y- axes on a log scale.
Hands-on interactive exercise
Have a go at this exercise by completing this sample code.
library(gapminder)
library(dplyr)
library(ggplot2)
gapminder_1952 <- gapminder %>%
filter(year == 1952)
# Scatter plot comparing pop and gdpPercap, with both axes on a log scale