This document provides an overview of creating interactive plots with Plotly Python. It discusses various plot types like scatter plots, line plots, bar plots, pie charts, box plots, and histograms. It then introduces key Python libraries for data analysis and visualization, including Matplotlib, Seaborn, and Plotly. The document demonstrates how to get started with Plotly, create scatter plots and line plots using sample datasets, and customize Plotly plots by adding styles and interactivity.
This document provides an overview of creating interactive plots with Plotly Python. It discusses various plot types like scatter plots, line plots, bar plots, pie charts, box plots, and histograms. It then introduces key Python libraries for data analysis and visualization, including Matplotlib, Seaborn, and Plotly. The document demonstrates how to get started with Plotly, create scatter plots and line plots using sample datasets, and customize Plotly plots by adding styles and interactivity.
Libraries in Python for Data Analysis Python started as a general-purpose programming language. But, the improved readability of Python made it a good tool for data analysis.
One of the best tools for data analysis is Matplotlib.
It is used for 2-dimensional data analysis and basic plotting, charting, and data representation
Seaborn is a great visualization library in Python
used for plotting statistical models and complex relations among data. It can plot complex plots like Heatmaps, Relational Plots, Categorical Plots, Regression Plots, etc. Seaborn made complex data analysis and visualization easy and simple to execute. Plotly is a Montreal-based AI and Analytics company. They focus on the development of Analytics tools, mainly Dash and Chart Studio. They have also released the free and open- source plotting library “Plotly” for Python, R, MatLab, and Julia.
Plotly produces interactive graphs, can be
embedded on websites, and provides a wide variety of complex plotting options. The graphs and plots are robust, and a wide variety of people can use them. The visuals are of high quality and easy to read and interpret.
Plotly can be used to make a wide variety of
charts, including Basic and Statistical charts, Maps, 3D Charts, Subplots, and so on. Getting Started With Plotly First, we import the necessary libraries.
lot of information and data fields. The Melbourne Housing data has various real estate data points and deals with the housing sector. The data pertains to the housing and commercial property sector. The superstore data concerned with sales and the retail sector. Various aspects of sales and retail are present in the data. First, we import the necessary libraries.
Scatter Plots Using Plotly
Scatterplots are a great way to analyze data distribution and the relation between various data fields. Various trends in data can be analyzed and plotted on the x-axis and y-axis. Plotting scatter plots with Plotly is very easy.
Output The good thing about Plotly is that the plots are interactive. We can hover over the plots and see exact data values and other information.
We take the iris dataset now.
Let us make a scatter plot to understand the data
distribution.
Now, let’s make some changes to the parameters.
Now, add some styles to the plots. Line Plots Using Plotly Line plots are great for visualizing continuous data. Time series data, mathematical functions, etc., are some of the data which can be plotted using Line Plots.
They reveal data trends, maxima, and minima. We
can use them for time series data like stocks, sales over time, and so on. It is a great way to plot a 2D relationship. Let us use a line plot to plot a mathematical function. The plot is interactive, so we can hover over it to understand the values.
Now, let us plot a sin() function.
Now, we shall plot some time series data, starting with some stock data.