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  • Pairwise data
    • plot(x, y)
    • scatter(x, y)
    • bar(x, height)
    • stem(x, y)
    • fill_between(x, y1, y2)
    • stackplot(x, y)
    • stairs(values)
  • Statistical distributions
    • hist(x)
    • boxplot(X)
    • errorbar(x, y, yerr, xerr)
    • violinplot(D)
    • eventplot(D)
    • hist2d(x, y)
    • hexbin(x, y, C)
    • pie(x)
    • ecdf(x)
  • Gridded data
    • imshow(Z)
    • pcolormesh(X, Y, Z)
    • contour(X, Y, Z)
    • contourf(X, Y, Z)
    • barbs(X, Y, U, V)
    • quiver(X, Y, U, V)
    • streamplot(X, Y, U, V)
  • Irregularly gridded data
    • tricontour(x, y, z)
    • tricontourf(x, y, z)
    • tripcolor(x, y, z)
    • triplot(x, y)
  • 3D and volumetric data
    • bar3d(x, y, z, dx, dy, dz)
    • fill_between(x1, y1, z1, x2, y2, z2)
    • plot(xs, ys, zs)
    • quiver(X, Y, Z, U, V, W)
    • scatter(xs, ys, zs)
    • stem(x, y, z)
    • plot_surface(X, Y, Z)
    • plot_trisurf(x, y, z)
    • voxels([x, y, z], filled)
    • plot_wireframe(X, Y, Z)
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Statistical distributions#

Plots of the distribution of at least one variable in a dataset. Some of these methods also compute the distributions.

hist(x)

hist(x)

boxplot(X)

boxplot(X)

errorbar(x, y, yerr, xerr)

errorbar(x, y, yerr, xerr)

violinplot(D)

violinplot(D)

eventplot(D)

eventplot(D)

hist2d(x, y)

hist2d(x, y)

hexbin(x, y, C)

hexbin(x, y, C)

pie(x)

pie(x)

ecdf(x)

ecdf(x)

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