Web Application Development with R Using Shiny Second Edition

Integrate the power of R with the simplicity of Shiny to deliver cutting-edge analytics over the Web

Key Features

• Use Shiny's built-in functions to produce engaging user interfaces, and integrate them into your own web pages
• Implement powerful user-contributed packages to access graphics from the web, make your own dashboards, use interactive maps, and more
• Extend Shiny using JavaScript and jQuery with minimal coding using this handy, step-by-step guide

Book Description

What you will learn

• Build interactive applications using Shiny s built-in widgets
• Use the built-in layout functions in Shiny to produce user-friendly applications
• Integrate Shiny applications with web pages and customize them using HTML and CSS
• Harness the power of JavaScript and jQuery to customize your applications
• Engage your users and build better analytics using interactive plots
• Debug your applications using Shiny s built-in functions
• Deliver simple and powerful analytics across your organization using Shiny dashboards
• Share your applications with colleagues or over the Internet using cloud services or your own server

Who this book is for

This book is for anybody who wants to produce interactive data summaries over the web, whether you want to share them with a few colleagues or the whole world. No previous experience with R, Shiny, HTML, or CSS is required to begin using this book, although you should possess some previous experience with programming in a different language.