wpp.explore: Launching WPP Explorer
Description
Main function of the package. It opens an interactive (shiny) interface in a browser. To exit the browser view, hit the Escape key.Usage
wpp.explore(wpp.year = NULL)
Arguments
wpp.year
Determines which wpp package is to be explored. Currently available are 2008, 2010 and 2012 (default). Details
The time slider in the left pane defines the year or time period for which data are shown. Note that for vital rates indicators, such as fertility, mortality, migration and sex ratio at birth, the time shown on the slider is the end year of the time period of the data shown in the right pane.
The uncertainty selection is only used for indicators and years for which the corresponding lower and upper bound is available, and for the appropriate visualization types. These are country plots that appear after clicking on the map, table in the Sortable Data tab, and Probabilistic Trends and Pyramids. In wpp2012, the 80 and 95% intervals are available only for fertility and mortality indicators, the +-1/2child intervals are available for fertility and population indicators.