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Experiment-3

Aim: Use a data visualization library Matplotlib to create a histogram and plot the histogram,
ensuring appropriate labeling of the x-axis, y-axis, and title to data.

Introduction:

Histogram
A histogram is a graph showing frequency distributions. It is a graph showing the number of
observations within each given interval.
Example: Say you ask for the height of 250 people, you might end up with a histogram like this:

You can read from the histogram that there are approximately:
2 people from 140 to 145cm
5 people from 145 to 150cm
15 people from 151 to 156cm
31 people from 157 to 162cm
46 people from 163 to 168cm
53 people from 168 to 173cm
45 people from 173 to 178cm
28 people from 179 to 184cm
21 people from 185 to 190cm
4 people from 190 to 195cm

Create Histogram
In Matplotlib, we use the hist() function to create histograms.
The hist() function will use an array of numbers to create a histogram, the array is sent into the
function as an argument.

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For simplicity we use NumPy to randomly generate an array with 250 values, where the values
will concentrate around 170, and the standard deviation is 10.

Example: A Normal Data Distribution by NumPy:

import numpy as np

x = np.random.normal(170, 10, 250)

print(x)

Result: This will generate a random result.

The hist() function will read the array and produce a histogram:

Example:A simple histogram:

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt


import numpy as np

x = np.random.normal(170, 10, 250)

plt.hist(x, bins=50, color='green', edgecolor='blue',


linestyle='--', alpha=1)
# Adding title to the plot
plt.title("Histogram Chart")

# Adding label on the y-axis


plt.ylabel('Frequency')

# Adding label on the x-axis


plt.xlabel('Total Bill')

plt.show()

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Result:

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