I have discovered the esquisse package in R (link). It is described as “a ‘shiny’ gadget to create ‘ggplot2’ charts interactively with drag-and-drop to map your variables. You can quickly visualize your data accordingly to their type, export to ‘PNG’ or ‘PowerPoint’, and retrieve the code to reproduce the chart”.
Information about the package, authors and maintainers can be found on CRAN (link).
I have compiled a brief GitHub repository to share some resources for this introduction. I include the data.frame I used (link).
My first attempt to use esquisse functionality:
I found this package one of the most intuitive CRAN packages I have used. I do have some experience with ggplot2 and understand that I will need to return to it to provide further details. The Shiny format of esquisse really appeals to me. I appreciated the ease of drag and drop that enabled me to modify my visualisations without the need to code.
It will become my first look tool for data visualisation.
