Additional Resources and Tips

Formatting + communication tips

• Include R code in website

knitr::opts_chunk$set(echo = FALSE,
                      warning = FALSE, 
                      message = FALSE)

• See Section 4.5 of the R Markdown Cookbook to learn about the citation functionality in R Markdown.

• Resize plots and figures, so you have more space for the narrative.

  • Resize individual figures: Use the code chunk header {r plot1, fig.height = 3, fig.width = 5}, replacing plot1 with a meaningful label and the height and width with values appropriate for your write up.
  • Resize all figures: Include the fig_width and fig_height options in your YAML header as shown below:

---
title: "Your Title"
author: "Team Name + Group Members"
output: 
  pdf_document:
    fig_width: 5
    fig_height: 3
---

• If you’re using ggplot2 functions, the patchwork package makes it easy to arrange plots in a grid. See the documentation and examples here.