HexBin plot

Mike_Carlo — Tue, 27 Sep 2016 02:38:13 GMT

Description

This plot is for grouping scattered points into hexagonal boxes on a chart. This is useful when l plotting many datapoints and your interested in finding a common pattern among all the x and y points.

Learn It

Want to see exactly how I built this visual? Check out my Hexagonal Bin Tutorial on PowerBI.Tips which explains how to create this visual step by step. Tutorial includes detailed explainations about the R script. Enjoy!

Prerequisites (The sample .pbix files won't work without installing the following)

1. Install R Engine

Power BI does not include the R engine. Therefore, a seperate installation is required to install R on your local computer. You can download R from the Revolution Open download page, and through the CRAN Repository.

2. Install the R packages

Once R engine has been installed you can dowload the package from the Revolution Open Package Downloads Page.

Required R Packages

ggplot2

hexbin

Tested on

MRO 3.3.1, CRAN 3.3.1

topic HexBin plot in R Script Showcase

HexBin plot