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Using Shiny to Teach Econometric Models Shawna K. Metzger (University of Virginia)

Using Shiny to Teach Econometric Models By Shawna K. Metzger (University of Virginia)

Using Shiny to Teach Econometric Models by Shawna K. Metzger (University of Virginia)


Summary

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.

Using Shiny to Teach Econometric Models Summary

Using Shiny to Teach Econometric Models by Shawna K. Metzger (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.

Table of Contents

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

Additional information

NLS9781108793407
9781108793407
1108793401
Using Shiny to Teach Econometric Models by Shawna K. Metzger (University of Virginia)
New
Paperback
Cambridge University Press
2021-05-20
75
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