What are GGobi and iPlots?

The GGobi is an open-source program for visualization to exploring high dimensional typed data, and the iPlots is a package which provides bar plots, mosaic plots, box plots, parallel plots, histograms, and scatter plots.

GGobi and iPlots are not specific to the R programming language; rather, they are related to data visualization and interactive graphics.

  1. GGobi:
    • GGobi is an open-source data visualization system that allows users to explore high-dimensional data sets. It provides interactive tools for exploring multivariate data, identifying patterns, and gaining insights into complex datasets. While GGobi itself is not directly implemented in R, there is an R package called rggobi that provides an interface to GGobi from R, allowing users to create GGobi displays and manipulate them within the R environment.
  2. iPlots:
    • iPlots is an R package that provides interactive plots for data analysis. It enhances the capabilities of base R graphics by adding interactivity. iPlots allows users to explore their data by zooming, panning, and interactively selecting points in plots. It also supports linking multiple plots to facilitate exploration across different variables.

In summary, GGobi is a standalone interactive data visualization system, while iPlots is an R package that enhances R’s plotting capabilities with interactive features. They serve similar purposes in terms of facilitating the exploration and visualization of complex datasets.