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I see ggplot2 is not so much as a replacement for base graphics but rather for lattice, and as such it is pretty amazing. Downsides of ggplot2 are the poor def
by tmalsburg2 11y ago
I see ggplot2 is not so much as a replacement for base graphics but rather for lattice, and as such it is pretty amazing. Downsides of ggplot2 are the poor default theme and the fact that it's horribly slow. For bigger data sets it is often two orders of magnitude slower than base graphics, which can be prohibitive.
- glup 11y agoInteresting, I think ggplot of it as the replacement for base graphics. Lattice is for fast, ugly plots but with fast development time; I could always build things up piece-by-piece with base graphics but ggplot makes it more convenient.
- tmalsburg2 11y agoSure you can use ggplot2 as a replacement for base. But at least for me, the killer feature of both lattice and ggplot2 is faceting.