plotly including contour, candlestick, and 3D scatterplot options
gridExtra for paneling
leaflet for interactive maps; can be embedded into shiny applications
dygraphs for time series data
rgl or rayrender/rayshader or scatterplot3d for 3D plotting
factoextra or stats::prcomp() for PCA or cluster
pheatmap for heat maps (can also be done in base R or via ggplot2 with geom_tile()
There are a lot of online tutorials or resource lists like this one and examples like this one, for instructor and student alike.
I hope this helps! @SmogDr - let me know if you would like me to do more on this, but, generally, I think we can introduce the students to just a few of these and teach them how to find the right tool for the job in the future.
Suggestions for Ch 7 R packages, per @SmogDr's request.
ggplot2and its extensionsggplotquestionsgeomaesthetics cheat sheetGGallyfor multivariate exploratory data analysiscorrplotorggcorrplotfor correlation matriceslatticecaretplotlyincluding contour, candlestick, and 3D scatterplot optionsgridExtrafor panelingleafletfor interactive maps; can be embedded intoshinyapplicationsdygraphsfor time series datarglorrayrender/rayshaderorscatterplot3dfor 3D plottingfactoextraorstats::prcomp()for PCA or clusterpheatmapfor heat maps (can also be done in base R or viaggplot2withgeom_tile()There are a lot of online tutorials or resource lists like this one and examples like this one, for instructor and student alike.
I hope this helps! @SmogDr - let me know if you would like me to do more on this, but, generally, I think we can introduce the students to just a few of these and teach them how to find the right tool for the job in the future.