Use R 4, RStudio, Tidyverse, and Shiny to interrogate and analyze your
data, and then use the D3 JavaScript library to format and display that
data in an elegant, informative, and interactive way. You will learn how
to gather data effectively, and also how to understand the philosophy
and implementation of each type of chart, so as to be able to represent
the results visually.
With the popularity of the R language, the art and practice of creating
data visualizations is no longer the preserve of mathematicians,
statisticians, or cartographers. As technology leaders, we can gather
metrics around what we do and use data visualizations to communicate
that information. Pro Data Visualization Using R and JavaScript
combines the power of the R language with the simplicity and familiarity
of JavaScript to display clear and informative data visualizations.
Gathering and analyzing empirical data is the key to truly understanding
anything. We can track operational metrics to quantify the health of our
products in production. We can track quality metrics of our projects,
and even use our data to identify bad code. Visualizing this data allows
anyone to read our analysis and easily get a deep understanding of the
story the data tells. This book makes the R language approachable, and
promotes the idea of data gathering and analysis mostly using web
interfaces.
What You Will Learn
- Carry out data visualization using R and JavaScript
- Use RStudio for data visualization
- Harness Tidyverse data pipelines
- Work with the R Plumber API generator, Shiny, and more
Who This Book Is For
Programmers and data scientists/analysts who have some prior experience
with R and JavaScript.
