HDI_calculator
Human development index calculator in Shiny.
This is a web application created in Shiny used to calculate Human development Index. It takes the following 4 inputs using a slider widget.
- Life Expectancy
- Mean years of Schooling
- Expected years of Schooling.
- Gross National income per capita in purchasing power parity terms
More information about the calculation methodology, background and applications can be obtained from the wiki page here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Development_Index. Human development index is essentialy a Geometric mean of three different indices that measure life expectancy, schooling and education.
The sample HDI of a high, middle and low HDI country are given for the purpose of reference.