Visualizing
Data with
Python Libraries for Data
Visualization
Matplotlib: The foundational plotting library, used for
basic charts.
Seaborn: Built on top of Matplotlib, ideal for statistical
plots.
Plotly: Used for interactive and web-based visualizations.
Line Plots
Use Case: Showing trends over time.
Library: Matplotlib
Bar Plots
Use Case: Comparing different categories or discrete
items.
Library: Matplotlib
Scatter Plots
Use Case: Showing relationships between two variables.
Library: Matplotlib
Histograms
Use Case: Showing the distribution of data.
Library: Matplotlib
Heatmaps
Use Case: Visualizing data in matrix form (correlation,
confusion matrix).
Library: Seaborn
Box Plots
Use Case: Summarizing the distribution of a dataset,
showing quartiles and outliers.
Library: Seaborn
Pie Charts
Use Case: Showing proportion of categories.
Library: Matplotlib
Interactive Plots
Use Case: Interactive plots for dashboards, complex
analysis.
Library: Plotly
Conclusion
Recap: Each visualization serves a
specific purpose; choose the one that
best fits your data.
Best Practices:
Always include labels and titles.
Use color effectively.
Consider interactive plots for reports
or dashboards.
Use combination charts when
necessary (e.g., bar and line
together).