Introduction to Shiny

Shiny apps provide interactive features for letting others share and explore data and analyses.
Image credit: Shiny Logo

Description

Shiny is an R package for creating interactive data visualizations embedded in a web application that you and your colleagues can view using a web browser. The goal of this lesson is to learn about the Shiny architecture and build a sample Shiny app to deploy interactive visualizations.

Prerequisites

• Intermediate level R user
• Familiarity with ggplot2

Learning Goals

• Review the capabilities in Shiny applications
• Learn about the basic layout for Shiny interfaces
• Understand the server component for Shiny applications
• Build a simple shiny application for interactive plotting

Duration

3 hours