Abstract:
This thesis describes a body of work in the area of web-based statistical graphics. This is primarily concerned with the development of gridSVG, a package for the R statistical software system. The result of developing gridSVG is that flexible dynamic, interactive, reactive graphics for web pages can now be produced by R. In addition, two other packages have been developed to assist the creation of graphics with gridSVG: selectr and animaker. The motivation and development of all three packages and their intended use cases are discussed.