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Matplotlib 2.x By Example

Big data analytics are driving innovations in scientific research, digital marketing, policymaking and much more. Matplotlib offers simple but powerful plotting interface, versatile plot types and robust customizations, which help resolve the complexity in Big data visualization. “Matplotlib 2.x By Example” illustrates the methods and applications of various plot types through real world examples. It begins by giving readers the basic knowhow on how to create and customize plots by Matplotlib. It further covers how to plot different types of economic data in the form of 2D and 3D graphs, which give insights from a deluge of data from public repositories, such as Quandl Finance. You will learn to visualize geographical data on maps and implement interactive charts. By the end of this book, you will become well versed with Matplotlib in your day-to-day work to perform advanced data visualization.

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Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Completion Time

11h8m

Language

English

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Who Is This Book For?

This book is for anyone interested in data visualization, to get insights from big data with Python and Matplotlib 2.x. With this book you will be able to extend your knowledge and learn how to use python code in order to visualize your data with Matplotlib. Basic knowledge of Python is expected.

Book content

chapters 11h8m total length

Hello plotting world

Figure aesthetics

Figure layout and annotations

Visualizing online data

Extending to multidimensional space

Adding interactivity and animating plots

Practical guide to scientific plotting

Creating infographics

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