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ACTEX Learning Presents: ACTEX eLearning Webinar: Data Visualization in R for Actuaries
Among the many reasons why actuaries have moved to R is the promise of enhanced visualizations of their data. The "ggplot2" package has emerged as one of the most popular R libraries which can generate compelling images.
But what's so special about ggplot2? What does "gg" even mean? Fear not. I'll answer that and a whole lot more. I've been using R and ggplot2 for years and find that it allows me to very quickly give me a feel for what's happening with my data. Moreover, it lets me generate publication quality graphics with a minimum of fuss.
Learning Objectives:
In this webinar, you will learn how to:
- Use ggplot2 to build a visualization one element at a time
- Visualize time series, size of loss distributions and data by rating class
- Refine plotting techniques for large data sets
- Adopt strategies for grouped and categorical data
- Add statistical models to your visualizations
- Use themes to create a distinct and consistent look and feel
- Take a visualization from good to great
Who Should Attend This Webinar?
Actuaries at all levels of experience should get something out of this webinar. Although extensive familiarity with R is neither expected nor required, attendees will benefit most if they have R and RStudio installed.
About Your Instructor
Brian A. Fannin, ACAS
Brian is the founder and captain of PirateGrunt LLC, an actuarial, data and predictive modelling consultancy. Brian has held a number of positions at both primary and excess insurance companies, both in the US and overseas. He is the chair of the CAS open source software committee, with a focus on R. His principle areas of research are in stochastic reserving, predictive modelling and visualization of data. He is the author of the MRMR, raw, represtools and Imaginator R packages.
Important CPD Information:
Recorded ACTEX Webinars do not qualify for EA credit under the guidelines of the JBEA. ACTEX Webinars are strictly for educational purposes and cannot be submitted to attest for EA core or non-core credit.