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DataCamp

Building Dashboards with flexdashboard

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Overview

In this course you'll learn how to create static and interactive dashboards using flexdashboard and shiny.

Communication is a key part of the data science process. Dashboards are a popular way to present data in a cohesive visual display. In this course you'll learn how to assemble your results into a polished dashboard using the flexdashboard package. This can be as simple as adding a few lines of R Markdown to your existing code, or as rich as a fully interactive Shiny-powered experience. You will learn about the spectrum of dashboard creation tools available in R and complete this course with the ability to produce a professional quality dashboard.

Syllabus

  • Dashboard Layouts
    • In this chapter you will learn how R Markdown and the flexdashboard package are used to create a dashboard, and how to customize the layout of components on your dashboard.
  • Data Visualization for Dashboards
    • This chapter will introduce the many options for including data visualizations in your dashboard. You'll learn about how to optimize your plots for display on the web.
  • Dashboard Components
    • In this chapter you will learn about other components that will allow you to create a complete dashboard. This includes ways to present everything from a single value to a complete dataset.
  • Adding Interactivity with Shiny
    • This chapter will demonstrate how you can use Shiny to make your dashboard interactive. You'll keep working with the San Francisco bike sharing data and build a dashboard for exploring this data set.

Taught by

Elaine McVey

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