Embedding interactive charts into R Markdown

The next way is to embed interactive chart types into R Markdown documents by using various R packages that enable us to create interactive charts. Some of these package, we have already been introduced to in Chapter 3, R Lesson I – Graphics System. They are as follows:

• ggvis

• rCharts

• googleVis

• dygraphs

Therefore, we will not introduce them again, but will introduce some more packages that enable us to build interactive charts. They are:

• threejs

• networkD3

• metricsgraphics

• plotly

Please keep in mind that the interactivity logically only works with the HTML output of R Markdown.

Using ggvis for interactive R Markdown documents

We already know the ggvis package from Chapter 3, R Lesson I: Graphics System. Broadly speaking, ggvis is the successor to the well-known graphic package, ggplot2. The interactivity options of ggvis, which are based on the reactive programming model of the Shiny framework, are also useful for creating interactive R Markdown...