Exploring Histogram Bin Size with Shiny

Chris Zerhusen

Benefits of a Shiny Application

  • Simple and clean interface.
  • Interactive Graphics
  • Easy to create and update

Application Overview

This application provides users with an interactive example of the effect of histogram bin size on the overall shape of a plot.

Choosing a bin size is an important component of making useful histograms.

Being able to quickly and easily experiment with this feature allows users to better understand the importance and power of this aspect of their plots.

Real Time Updates Using R Code

data("airquality");library(ggplot2)

g <- ggplot(data=airquality)
g + geom_histogram(aes(Temp), color="black", fill="steelblue",
        binwidth=41/10) + ggtitle("Air Temperature in New York")

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Get Started Now!

This app is ready to use at:

https://chriszerhusen.shinyapps.io/DataProducts