Chapter 5 Welcome to the Tidyverse

In this lesson we will be using a group of packages which are part of what is known as the tidyverse. These packages include :

• readr for importing data into R
• dplyr for handling common data wrangling tasks for tabular data
• tidyr which enables you to swiftly convert between different data formats (long vs. wide) for plotting and analysis
• lubridate for working with dates
• ggplot2 for visualizing data.

For the full list of tidyverse packages and documentation visit tidyverse.org You can install these packages individually, or you can install the entire tidyverse in one go.