In this chapter you will learn how to prepare polished plots for publication. Most of this chapter focusses on the theming capability of ggplot2 which allows you to control many non-data aspects of plot appearance, but you will also learn how to adjust geom, stat and scale defaults, and the best way to save plots for inclusion into other software packages. Together with the next chapter, manipulating plot rendering with grid, you will learn how to control every visual aspect of the plot to get exactly the appearance that you want.
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Wickham, H. (2009). Polishing your plots for publication. In: ggplot2. Use R. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-98141-3_8
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