The tutorial examples work through a collection of typical graphics, beginning with a simple line-chart, and ending with the same chart, presented in the same style as the classic Playfair graphic from 1786. The sections are reasonably independent, so it is fine to skip straight to the topic which appears most relevant to you.

• Glossary ... terms used to define the charting space
• Playfair-1 ... a simple line plot of econometric data
• Checkweigher ... data analysis using barchart and line graph
• Population ... the classic pyramid chart
• Multiples ... managing multiple plots
• Barcharts ... 4 charts on one page to show the possibilities
• Trellis ... dividing the plotting space automatically
• Positioning ... using xy-plots to place a collection of miniatures
• Frequency ... a typical statistical graphic
• Boxplot ... making Box & Whisker plots
• 3D Charting ... towers, surfaces and scatter plots
• ASL91... illustrating the Logistic curve
• Rainfall ... how the Gilling Rainfall chart is done
• Playfair Revisited ... a reasonable facsimile of the 1786 original

All the charts in these examples were drawn by functions in the RainPro workspace – please examine and modify the code to see the effect.