Dashboards for data visualization, such as R Shiny and Tableau, allow the interactive exploration of data by means of drop-down lists and checkboxes, with no coding for the user. The apps can be useful for both the data analyst and the public. See also: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/shiny-data-presentation-added-value-pablo-bernabeu Visualization apps run on internet browsers. This allows for three options: private viewing (useful during analysis), selected sharing (used at institutions), or internet publication (all out). Among the available platforms for viz apps, R Shiny and Tableau stand out due to being relatively accessible to new users. Apps serve a broad variety of purposes (see here and here). For instance, at a time of open science in which publicly archiving data is becoming standard practice (cf. journals, osf.io, figshare.com, etc.), data presentation interfaces can be used to let anyone delve into data sets at once without any programming involved for them. It's the right tool for acknowledging all facets of the data (yet this doesn't replace archiving the data files).