Getting Started with Rbearcat

In Rbearcat: University of Cincinnati Themes and Utilities for Econometrics and Data Science

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Overview

Rbearcat is a University of Cincinnati R package for Econometrics and Data Science. It provides: - UC-branded ggplot2 themes and official UC color scales, plus colorblind-friendly alternatives - Publication-quality tables for regression, summary statistics, and correlation matrices - Plot wrappers for common chart types (bar, line, scatter, histogram, box, coefficient, diagnostics, time series, area) - Number formatters for inline reporting (dollar, percent, comma, scientific, date, p-value) - RMarkdown and Quarto templates for UC-branded documents and presentations

Installation

Install from GitHub:

# install.packages("remotes")
remotes::install_github("your-org/Rbearcat")

Loading the Package

library(Rbearcat)
library(ggplot2)

UC Themes

Rbearcat ships with four ggplot2 themes. Each applies UC styling with official UC red accents, Bearcats Black text, and light neutral gridlines. set_UC_geoms() optionally sets default geom colors for the session.

set_UC_geoms()

theme_UC() - the default

Both horizontal and vertical gridlines with an outer panel border.

p <- ggplot(iris, aes(Petal.Width, Petal.Length, color = Species)) +
  geom_point(size = 2) +
  labs(title = "Iris: Petal Width vs Length",
       subtitle = "Default UC Theme",
       x = "Petal Width", y = "Petal Length")

p + theme_UC()

theme_UC_hgrid() - horizontal gridlines only

Best for bar charts where horizontal gridlines aid value reading.

p + theme_UC_hgrid()

theme_UC_vgrid() - vertical gridlines only

Best for horizontal bar charts and coefficient plots.

p + theme_UC_vgrid()

theme_UC_nogrid() - no gridlines

Clean look for diagnostic panels or dense multi-panel layouts.

p + theme_UC_nogrid()

Options

All themes accept legend_position ("bottom" or "right") and legend_hide (TRUE/FALSE).

p + theme_UC(legend_position = "right")

Color Palettes

Rbearcat includes three named palettes. palette_UC contains the official UC primary and expanded brand colors used throughout the package.

Okabe-Ito (colorblind-friendly)

scales::show_col(palette_OkabeIto, ncol = 4)

A lighter variant is also available:

scales::show_col(palette_OkabeIto_light, ncol = 4)

UC Palette

scales::show_col(palette_UC, ncol = 4)

Color Scales for ggplot2

Use scale_color_UC() / scale_fill_UC() inside any ggplot for the default UC expanded palette. scale_color_OkabeIto() and scale_fill_OkabeIto() remain available when you want a dedicated colorblind-friendly alternative.

ggplot(iris, aes(Sepal.Length, fill = Species)) +
  geom_density(alpha = 0.7) +
  scale_fill_UC() +
  labs(title = "Density Plot with UC Fill Scale") +
  theme_UC_hgrid()

Quarto Templates

Create a UC-branded Quarto document in your working directory:

bcat_new_quarto("html")
bcat_new_quarto("pdf")
bcat_new_quarto("revealjs", path = "slides/")

Next Steps

• Tables: See vignette("tables") for regression, summary, and correlation tables
• Plots: See vignette("plots") for all nine plot functions
• Formatting: See vignette("formatting") for inline number formatters

Rbearcat documentation built on March 21, 2026, 5:07 p.m.