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Using Shiny to Teach Econometric Models [Pehme köide]

(University of Virginia)
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, dynamic way. The Element offers four detailed apps that cover two fundamental linear regression topics: estimation methods (least squares, maximum likelihood) and the classic linear regression assumptions. It includes a summary of what the apps can be used to demonstrate, detailed descriptions of the apps' full capabilities, vignettes from actual class use, and example activities. Two other apps pertain to a more advanced topic (LASSO), with similar supporting material. For instructors interested in modifying the apps, the Element also documents the main apps' general code structure, highlights some of the more likely modifications, and goes through what functions need to be amended.

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Create web apps to allow your students to learn quantitative material in interactive, dynamic ways using your existing R skills.
Locations for Element's Shiny Apps v
1 Introduction
1(8)
2 Modifying the Apps
9(20)
3 Defining "Best": Estimation
29(15)
4 Linear Model Assumptions
44(20)
5 Encore: Shrinkage Methods
64(13)
6 Concluding Remarks
77(2)
Appendix A Shiny Setup Resources 79(7)
Appendix B Writing a Basic App: Predicted Quantities 86(27)
References 113