About this Lesson
An introduction to Shiny, a package for writing and publishing web applications in R. Enables researchers to develop interactive web applications and data dashboards without extensive web development experience.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the importance of web applications and dashboards for applied research.
- Learn the basic syntax and vocabulary of the Shiny package.
- Develop interactive Shiny applications that respond to user inputs.
- Create data dashboards using the shinydashboard package.
- Publish Shiny applications.
Keywords
dashboardsRshinydata visualizationweb applications
Workshop History
| Date | Location | Format | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5/12/2025 | CRDDS, CU Boulder | Virtual Workshop | Aditya Ranganath |
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Instructor Specs
- Duration: 3h 36m
- Level: Intermediate
- License: CC-BY 4.0
Cite this Lesson
APA Format:
Ranganath, A. (2025). Creating Data Dashboards for Open Science Using the R Programming Language. UCLA IMLS Open Science. https://ucla-imls-open-sci.info/lessons/creating-data-dashboards-for-open-science-using-the-r-programming-language
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@misc{creating_data_dashboards_for_open_science_using_the_r_programming_language_2025,
author = {Aditya Ranganath},
title = {Creating Data Dashboards for Open Science Using the R Programming Language},
year = {2025},
publisher = {UCLA IMLS Open Science},
url = {https://ucla-imls-open-sci.info/lessons/creating-data-dashboards-for-open-science-using-the-r-programming-language}
}Resources
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