What is shiny ?
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Shiny is good for you !
Christophe Bontemps Toulouse School of Economics, INRA @Xtophe_Bontemps
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A BOUT ME & MY J OB I
Econometrician @ Toulouse School of Economics
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A BOUT ME & MY J OB I
Econometrician @ Toulouse School of Economics
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R useR ! (among others)
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A BOUT ME & MY J OB I
Econometrician @ Toulouse School of Economics
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R useR ! (among others)
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Teach Data Visualisation (among others)
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A BOUT ME & MY J OB I
Econometrician @ Toulouse School of Economics
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R useR ! (among others)
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Teach Data Visualisation (among others)
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What is shiny ?
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A BOUT ME & MY J OB I
Econometrician @ Toulouse School of Economics
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R useR ! (among others)
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Teach Data Visualisation (among others)
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Co-organiser of the Toulouse Dataviz Meetup
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W HAT IS S H I N Y ?
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package to build interactive web applications with R : Requires
( also easier with RStudio)
What is shiny ?
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package to build interactive web applications with R : ( also easier with RStudio)
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Easy to write applications
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shiny and you
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W HAT IS S H I N Y ?
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package to build interactive web applications with R : ( also easier with RStudio)
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Requires
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Easy to write applications
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No HTML/CSS/JavaScript knowledge required ...
What is shiny ?
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W HAT IS S H I N Y ?
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package to build interactive web applications with R : ( also easier with RStudio)
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Easy to write applications
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No HTML/CSS/JavaScript knowledge required ...
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But ...fully customizable with HTML/CSS/JavaScript though !
What is shiny ?
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W HAT IS S H I N Y ?
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package to build interactive web applications with R : ( also easier with RStudio)
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Easy to write applications
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No HTML/CSS/JavaScript knowledge required ...
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But ...fully customizable with HTML/CSS/JavaScript though !
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Some examples in a minute
What is shiny ?
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How does it work ?
shiny and you
Live demo
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W HAT IS S H I N Y ?
An
package to build interactive web applications with R : ( also easier with RStudio)
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Requires
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Easy to write applications
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No HTML/CSS/JavaScript knowledge required ...
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But ...fully customizable with HTML/CSS/JavaScript though !
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Some examples in a minute
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shiny is easy
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E XAMPLES
Housing prices by Eric Ray Anderson
The Genetic Map Comparator by Yan Holtz, Jacques David, Vincent Ranwez
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O THER EXAMPLES
A MOOC monitor (C. Bontemps, DEE 2017)
Show me shiny (Fully reusable applications)
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W HY INTERACTIONS IN D ATAVIZ ?
For Unwin et al. (2006), interactions have only 3 components : I
Querying
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W HY INTERACTIONS IN D ATAVIZ ?
For Unwin et al. (2006), interactions have only 3 components : I
Querying
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Selection and linking
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W HY INTERACTIONS IN D ATAVIZ ?
For Unwin et al. (2006), interactions have only 3 components : I
Querying
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Selection and linking
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Varying plot characteristics
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Querying :
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shiny and you
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shiny and you
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Querying : I
Adding informing on the fly (e.g. What is the value of that outlier ?)
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Adding informing on the fly (e.g. What is the value of that outlier ?) Adding dimensions to 2D-graphs
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Choosing variables of interest, displays of interest
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Choosing variables of interest, displays of interest Selecting sub-samples, groups of interest, outliers
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Rescaling (zoom & pan), resizing, zooming, reordering,..
What is shiny ?
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Rescaling (zoom & pan), resizing, zooming, reordering,.. Scale, colour (colour blind option), legend
What is shiny ?
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shiny and you
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Rescaling (zoom & pan), resizing, zooming, reordering,.. Scale, colour (colour blind option), legend Time varying animations
What is shiny ?
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How does it work ?
shiny and you
Live demo
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Rescaling (zoom & pan), resizing, zooming, reordering,.. Scale, colour (colour blind option), legend Time varying animations Adding interaction between graphs (panels, tabs)
What is shiny ?
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shiny and you
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W HY S H I N Y ? With shiny we use mostly the last 2 features : “selection and linking” & “changing the plot characteristics”. But : I
shiny is not only for dataviz, also for easy web sharing applications.
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What is shiny ?
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Why ?
How does it work ?
shiny and you
Live demo
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W HY S H I N Y ? With shiny we use mostly the last 2 features : “selection and linking” & “changing the plot characteristics”. But : I
shiny is not only for dataviz, also for easy web sharing applications.
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shiny is easy
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What is shiny ?
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How does it work ?
shiny and you
Live demo
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W HY S H I N Y ? With shiny we use mostly the last 2 features : “selection and linking” & “changing the plot characteristics”. But : I
shiny is not only for dataviz, also for easy web sharing applications.
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shiny is easy shiny is not the only one !
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What is shiny ?
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How does it work ?
shiny and you
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W HY S H I N Y ? With shiny we use mostly the last 2 features : “selection and linking” & “changing the plot characteristics”. But : I
shiny is not only for dataviz, also for easy web sharing applications.
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shiny is easy shiny is not the only one !
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Tableau
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How does it work ?
shiny and you
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W HY S H I N Y ? With shiny we use mostly the last 2 features : “selection and linking” & “changing the plot characteristics”. But : I
shiny is not only for dataviz, also for easy web sharing applications.
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shiny is easy shiny is not the only one !
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Tableau D3.js
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What is shiny ?
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How does it work ?
shiny and you
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W HY S H I N Y ? With shiny we use mostly the last 2 features : “selection and linking” & “changing the plot characteristics”. But : I
shiny is not only for dataviz, also for easy web sharing applications.
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shiny is easy shiny is not the only one !
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Specificity of shiny
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What is shiny ?
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shiny and you
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W HY S H I N Y ? With shiny we use mostly the last 2 features : “selection and linking” & “changing the plot characteristics”. But : I
shiny is not only for dataviz, also for easy web sharing applications.
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shiny is easy shiny is not the only one !
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Tableau D3.js
Specificity of shiny I
Simple, open source, based on major statistical software
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How does it work ?
shiny and you
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W HY S H I N Y ? With shiny we use mostly the last 2 features : “selection and linking” & “changing the plot characteristics”. But : I
shiny is not only for dataviz, also for easy web sharing applications.
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shiny is easy shiny is not the only one !
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Tableau D3.js
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Simple, open source, based on major statistical software Everything you do in R can be integrated in shiny !
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What is shiny ?
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Why ?
How does it work ?
shiny and you
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Conclusion
W HY S H I N Y ? With shiny we use mostly the last 2 features : “selection and linking” & “changing the plot characteristics”. But : I
shiny is not only for dataviz, also for easy web sharing applications.
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shiny is easy shiny is not the only one !
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Tableau D3.js
Specificity of shiny I I I
Simple, open source, based on major statistical software Everything you do in R can be integrated in shiny ! Huge community, lots of developments
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What is shiny ?
Examples
Why ?
How does it work ?
shiny and you
Live demo
Conclusion
W HY S H I N Y ? With shiny we use mostly the last 2 features : “selection and linking” & “changing the plot characteristics”. But : I
shiny is not only for dataviz, also for easy web sharing applications.
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shiny is easy shiny is not the only one !
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Tableau D3.js
Specificity of shiny I I I I
Simple, open source, based on major statistical software Everything you do in R can be integrated in shiny ! Huge community, lots of developments Lots of re-usable examples
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H OW WORKS S H I N Y ?
There are basically 2 files I
The user interface file (ui.R)
shiny and you
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What is shiny ?
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shiny and you
H OW WORKS S H I N Y ?
There are basically 2 files I
The user interface file (ui.R)
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The R code server (server.R)
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H OW WORKS S H I N Y ?
There are basically 2 files I
The user interface file (ui.R)
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The R code server (server.R)
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Eventually, a global file with initial treatments (global.R)
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H OW WORKS S H I N Y ?
There are basically 2 files I
The user interface file (ui.R)
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The R code server (server.R)
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Eventually, a global file with initial treatments (global.R)
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Other things I don’t want to talk now !
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H OW WORKS S H I N Y ?
The server.R computes (in R) the elements that the ui.R request and displays I
In the ui.R, we find functions that are simply HTML wrappers
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H OW WORKS S H I N Y ?
The server.R computes (in R) the elements that the ui.R request and displays I
In the ui.R, we find functions that are simply HTML wrappers
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The server.R computes elements requested
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shiny and you
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H OW WORKS S H I N Y ?
The server.R computes (in R) the elements that the ui.R request and displays I
In the ui.R, we find functions that are simply HTML wrappers
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The server.R computes elements requested The two files are very different
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What is shiny ?
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Why ?
How does it work ?
shiny and you
Live demo
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H OW WORKS S H I N Y ?
The server.R computes (in R) the elements that the ui.R request and displays I
In the ui.R, we find functions that are simply HTML wrappers
I
The server.R computes elements requested The two files are very different
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Code in the ui.R file is shiny code (+ html)
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What is shiny ?
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How does it work ?
shiny and you
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H OW WORKS S H I N Y ?
The server.R computes (in R) the elements that the ui.R request and displays I
In the ui.R, we find functions that are simply HTML wrappers
I
The server.R computes elements requested The two files are very different
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Code in the ui.R file is shiny code (+ html)
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Code in the server.R is R code
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S TRUCTURE OF A S H I N Y APP The basic structure is simple ui.R & server.R should be in the same directory
From Iowa State university
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H OW WORKS S H I N Y ?
Let’s built our first shiny application with RStudio
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W HAT IS U I .R DOING ? ui.R is collecting actions (inputs) and displaying elements (outputs)
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What is shiny ?
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shiny and you
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W HAT IS U I .R DOING ? ui.R is collecting actions (inputs) and displaying elements (outputs)
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What is shiny ?
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shiny and you
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W HAT IS U I .R DOING ? ui.R is collecting actions (inputs) and displaying elements (outputs)
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What is shiny ?
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Why ?
How does it work ?
shiny and you
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W HAT IS U I .R DOING ? ui.R is collecting actions (inputs) and displaying elements (outputs)
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What is shiny ?
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How does it work ?
shiny and you
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W HAT IS S E R V E R .R DOING ?
server.R is receiving actions (inputs) and computing elements (outputs) to be displayed by ui.R
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What is shiny ?
Examples
Why ?
How does it work ?
shiny and you
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Conclusion
W HAT IS S E R V E R .R DOING ?
server.R is receiving actions (inputs) and computing elements (outputs) to be displayed by ui.R
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What is shiny ?
Examples
Why ?
How does it work ?
shiny and you
Live demo
Conclusion
W HAT IS S E R V E R .R DOING ?
server.R is receiving actions (inputs) and computing elements (outputs) to be displayed by ui.R
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What is shiny ?
Examples
Why ?
How does it work ?
shiny and you
Live demo
Conclusion
W HAT IS S E R V E R .R DOING ?
server.R is receiving actions (inputs) and computing elements (outputs) to be displayed by ui.R
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What is shiny ?
Examples
Why ?
How does it work ?
shiny and you
Live demo
Conclusion
W HAT IS S E R V E R .R DOING ?
server.R is receiving actions (inputs) and computing elements (outputs) to be displayed by ui.R
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What is shiny ?
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Why ?
How does it work ?
shiny and you
Live demo
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W HAT IS U I .R DOING ? ui.R is collecting actions (inputs) and displaying elements (outputs)
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What is shiny ?
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How does it work ?
shiny and you
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L IVE DEMO - PREPARED WITH E. M AIGNÉ (INRA) Let us modify ui.R and server.R
What is shiny ?
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How does it work ?
shiny and you
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A NOTE ON SCOPE What is done once vs what is done every time the function is called ?
See scoping in shiny
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W HATEVER YOU DO IN R, CAN BE DONE IN S H I N Y !
server.R basically receives parameters (inputs) and computes ! So whatever you do in R can be an output for shiny : I
Text ( summaries, estimation results, raw numbers, ..)
What is shiny ?
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Why ?
How does it work ?
shiny and you
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W HATEVER YOU DO IN R, CAN BE DONE IN S H I N Y !
server.R basically receives parameters (inputs) and computes ! So whatever you do in R can be an output for shiny : I
Text ( summaries, estimation results, raw numbers, ..)
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Plot (Statistical, images, interactive plots ? ...)
What is shiny ?
Examples
Why ?
How does it work ?
shiny and you
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W HATEVER YOU DO IN R, CAN BE DONE IN S H I N Y !
server.R basically receives parameters (inputs) and computes ! So whatever you do in R can be an output for shiny : I
Text ( summaries, estimation results, raw numbers, ..)
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Plot (Statistical, images, interactive plots ? ...)
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Table (Standard, table widget, customized, ...)
What is shiny ?
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Why ?
How does it work ?
shiny and you
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M ANY OPTIONS FOR THE INTERFACE : H IGHLY CUSTOMABLE ! ui.R has a huge (and increasing) collection of Inputs :
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S TRUCTURE OF A MORE COMPLEX S H I N Y APP For more complex structures global.R can complement ui.R & server.R (in the same directory)
From Iowa State university
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SHINY An I
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How does it work ?
shiny and you
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? package to build interactive web applications with R :
Requires
( also easier with RStudio)
What is shiny ?
Examples
SHINY An
Why ?
How does it work ?
shiny and you
Live demo
Conclusion
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? package to build interactive web applications with R :
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Requires
( also easier with RStudio)
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It is very easy to write applications
What is shiny ?
Examples
SHINY An
Why ?
How does it work ?
shiny and you
Live demo
Conclusion
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? package to build interactive web applications with R :
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Requires
( also easier with RStudio)
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It is very easy to write applications
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No HTML/CSS/JavaScript knowledge required ...
What is shiny ?
Examples
SHINY An
Why ?
How does it work ?
shiny and you
Live demo
Conclusion
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? package to build interactive web applications with R :
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Requires
( also easier with RStudio)
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It is very easy to write applications
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No HTML/CSS/JavaScript knowledge required ...
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Publication tool embedded
What is shiny ?
Examples
SHINY An
Why ?
How does it work ?
shiny and you
Live demo
Conclusion
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? package to build interactive web applications with R :
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Requires
( also easier with RStudio)
I
It is very easy to write applications
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No HTML/CSS/JavaScript knowledge required ...
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Publication tool embedded
see ShinyApps.io
What is shiny ?
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Why ?
How does it work ?
shiny and you
Live demo
Conclusion
R EFERENCES I
Unwin, A., Theus, M., and Hofmann, H. (2006). Graphics of large datasets : visualizing a million. Springer Science & Business Media.
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