Using Shiny to Teach Econometric Models

This Element discusses how shiny, an R package, can help instructors teach quantitative methods more effectively by way of interactive web apps. The interactivity increases instructors' effectiveness by making students more active participants in the learning process, allowing them to engage with otherwise complex material in an accessible way.

Sommario

1. Introduction; 2. Modifying the apps; 3. Defining 'best': estimation; 4. Linear model assumptions; 5. Encore: shrinkage methods; 6. Concluding remarks.

Riassunto

This Element discusses how shiny, an R package, can help instructors teach quantitative methods more effectively by way of interactive web apps. The interactivity increases instructors' effectiveness by making students more active participants in the learning process, allowing them to engage with otherwise complex material in an accessible way.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Shawna K. Metzger, Shawna K. (University of Virginia) Metzger
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.01.2021
• EAN: 9781108793407
• ISBN: 978-1-108-79340-7
• Pagine: 75
• Serie: Elements in Quantitative and Computational Methods for the Social Sciences
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Informatica, EDP > Linguaggi di programmazione; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, COMPUTERS / Software Development & Engineering / General, COMPUTERS / Programming / General, Politics & government, Politics and government, Programming Techniques, Computer programming / software engineering, Programming & scripting languages: general, Program concepts / learning to program, Programming and scripting languages: general, Computer Programming / Software Development, COMPUTERS / Languages / General, Shiny; teaching; web apps; quantitative methods; regression