album_levels: Correct ordering of Taylor Swift's albums

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Correct ordering of Taylor Swift's albums

Description

Easily create a factor variable for Taylor Swift's albums. Rather than specifying each album individually, you can use this shortcut vector that has already specified the ordering.

Usage

album_levels

Format

A vector of length 16. Each element is an album name, in an order that can be used for making factor variables.

Details

Albums are listed in release order, including the "Taylor's Version" releases. That means that Fearless (Taylor's Version) comes directly after evermore, rather than after Taylor Swift or the original Fearless.

Examples

library(ggplot2)
studio_albums <- subset(taylor_albums, !ep)

# by default, albums get plotted in alphabetical order
ggplot(studio_albums, aes(x = metacritic_score, y = album_name)) +
  geom_col()

# use `album_levels` to create a sensible factor variable
studio_albums$album_name <- factor(studio_albums$album_name,
                                   levels = album_levels)
ggplot(studio_albums, aes(x = metacritic_score, y = album_name)) +
  geom_col()

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