Diamonds are Forever!: The Shiny App

R Mofidi

23/07/2020

Diamonds

Tidyverse Diamond Data set

Is a large data set of over 50,000 diamonds which is available from the Tidyverse package. It provides 7 variables on 53940 cut diamonds in the US market:

## # A tibble: 5 x 7
##   carat cut     color clarity depth table price
##   <dbl> <ord>   <ord> <ord>   <dbl> <dbl> <int>
## 1 0.23  Ideal   E     SI2      61.5    55   326
## 2 0.21  Premium E     SI1      59.8    61   326
## 3 0.23  Good    E     VS1      56.9    65   327
## 4 0.290 Premium I     VS2      62.4    58   334
## 5 0.31  Good    J     SI2      63.3    58   335

Further information is available from: “ggplot2.tidyverse.org/diamonds.html”

Diamond Price calculations:

Diamonds are forever “Shiny app”

Our product allows you to price your diamonds in the comfort and safety of your home and have a guide price in order to be able to negotiate a sale.

The Shiny App (pun intended)

The app uses multivariate regression modelling to calculate the price of your diamond.

The price of the diamond will be plotted in a scatterogram.

To compare it with other +50,000 stones on which the model is based.

Note:

Diamonds above US$ 20,000 will will require in person valuation which can be arranged by appointment. Such stones are often traded at auction or in a diamond exchange and are not traded privately