2026-07-22

Car Performance Explorer

Developing Data Products Project

Author: Kiritov

This application allows users to explore the mtcars dataset interactively.

Users can:

  • Select the number of cylinders.
  • Filter cars by weight.
  • Display a regression line.
  • View summary statistics.
  • Inspect the filtered dataset.

Why this application?

The application makes it easy to understand how:

  • Vehicle weight influences fuel economy.
  • Cars with different numbers of cylinders compare.
  • Simple filtering changes the analysis instantly.

The interface is designed for users with no programming experience.

Interactive Features

The application includes:

  • Checkbox selection of cylinders.
  • Weight slider.
  • Optional regression line.
  • Interactive Plotly graph.
  • Reactive summary statistics.
  • Reactive data table.

Example of R code

The following code calculates the average fuel economy of the dataset.

mean(mtcars$mpg)
## [1] 20.09062

It is executed automatically when the presentation is generated.

Conclusion

Car Performance Explorer

This application demonstrates:

  • Reactive programming with Shiny.
  • Interactive graphics using Plotly.
  • User-friendly data exploration.

Thank you!