In exploration for a project that requires the use of some advanced analytical methods developed in R which would then provide access to the results interactively, I was looking for a method that could provide both capabilities. I was well acquainted with Tableau for interactive dashboard development and delivery, but it had no way to directly connect to the analytics. Version 8.1 has changed this:" .... In this 2nd in a series of posts about the upcoming 8.1 release, I get to introduce one of the most exciting new features in Tableau 8.1: R integration. R has been a very popular language among statisticians but in the past few years, it has become the language of choice for a much broader group of data enthusiasts. .... "
This is followed by a good introduction to the use of R with Tableau 8.1 With a simple example of classification. That capability is not available within Tableau, so going out to R makes sense. Nice addition.
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