Matplotlib with Pandas: 12
Visualization Examples with
Outputs
1. Line Plot - Stock Price Trend
import pandas as pd
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
# Create sample data
dates = pd.date_range(start='2023-01-01', end='2023-12-31', freq='M')
stock_prices = [100, 112, 108, 115, 135, 142, 138, 145, 152, 147, 158, 165]
df = pd.DataFrame({'Date': dates, 'Price': stock_prices})
plt.figure(figsize=(10, 6))
plt.plot(df['Date'], df['Price'], marker='o')
plt.title('Stock Price Trend 2023')
plt.xlabel('Date')
plt.ylabel('Price ($)')
plt.grid(True)
plt.show()
Line plot showing increasing
stock price trend over 2023
Output:
2. Bar Chart - Monthly Sales
months = ['Jan', 'Feb', 'Mar', 'Apr', 'May']
sales = [12500, 14800, 13900, 15200, 16400]
df = pd.DataFrame({'Month': months, 'Sales': sales})
plt.figure(figsize=(8, 6))
df.plot(kind='bar', x='Month', y='Sales')
plt.title('Monthly Sales Performance')
plt.xlabel('Month')
plt.ylabel('Sales ($)')
plt.show()
Bar chart showing monthly sales
data
Output:
3. Scatter Plot - Height vs Weight
np.random.seed(42)
n = 50
height = np.random.normal(170, 10, n)
weight = height * 0.7 + np.random.normal(0, 5, n)
df = pd.DataFrame({'Height': height, 'Weight': weight})
plt.figure(figsize=(8, 6))
plt.scatter(df['Height'], df['Weight'])
plt.title('Height vs Weight Correlation')
plt.xlabel('Height (cm)')
plt.ylabel('Weight (kg)')
plt.show()
Scatter plot showing correlation
between height and weight
Output:
4. Histogram - Age Distribution
ages = np.random.normal(35, 10, 1000)
df = pd.DataFrame({'Age': ages})
plt.figure(figsize=(8, 6))
df['Age'].hist(bins=30, edgecolor='black')
plt.title('Age Distribution')
plt.xlabel('Age')
plt.ylabel('Frequency')
plt.show()
Histogram showing age
distribution
Output:
5. Box Plot - Product Price Distribution
products = {
'Product A': np.random.normal(100, 15, 50),
'Product B': np.random.normal(85, 12, 50),
'Product C': np.random.normal(120, 20, 50)
}
df = pd.DataFrame(products)
plt.figure(figsize=(8, 6))
df.boxplot()
plt.title('Product Price Distribution')
plt.ylabel('Price ($)')
plt.show()
Box plot showing price
distribution for different products
Output:
6. Pie Chart - Market Share
companies = ['Company A', 'Company B', 'Company C', 'Company D']
market_share = [35, 25, 22, 18]
df = pd.DataFrame({'Company': companies, 'Share': market_share})
plt.figure(figsize=(8, 8))
plt.pie(df['Share'], labels=df['Company'], autopct='%1.1f%%')
plt.title('Market Share Distribution')
plt.show()
Pie chart showing market share
distribution
Output:
7. Area Plot - Revenue Streams
dates = pd.date_range('2023-01-01', periods=12, freq='M')
data = {
'Product': np.random.uniform(50, 100, 12),
'Services': np.random.uniform(30, 70, 12),
'Consulting': np.random.uniform(20, 50, 12)
}
df = pd.DataFrame(data, index=dates)
plt.figure(figsize=(10, 6))
df.plot(kind='area', stacked=True)
plt.title('Revenue Streams Over Time')
plt.xlabel('Date')
plt.ylabel('Revenue ($K)')
plt.show()
Area plot showing stacked
revenue streams
Output:
8. Multiple Line Plot - Temperature
Comparison
dates = pd.date_range('2023-01-01', periods=12, freq='M')
data = {
'City A': np.random.uniform(15, 30, 12),
'City B': np.random.uniform(10, 25, 12),
'City C': np.random.uniform(20, 35, 12)
}
df = pd.DataFrame(data, index=dates)
plt.figure(figsize=(10, 6))
df.plot(marker='o')
plt.title('Temperature Comparison Across Cities')
plt.xlabel('Date')
plt.ylabel('Temperature (°C)')
plt.grid(True)
plt.show()
Multiple line plot comparing
temperatures
Output:
9. Grouped Bar Chart - Sales by Category
categories = ['Electronics', 'Clothing', 'Food']
data = {
'2022': [850, 730, 620],
'2023': [920, 780, 690]
}
df = pd.DataFrame(data, index=categories)
ax = df.plot(kind='bar', figsize=(8, 6), width=0.8)
plt.title('Sales by Category')
plt.xlabel('Category')
plt.ylabel('Sales ($K)')
plt.legend(title='Year')
plt.show()
Grouped bar chart comparing
sales across categories
Output:
10. Subplots - Multiple Visualizations
np.random.seed(42)
data = {
'Sales': np.random.normal(1000, 100, 12),
'Profit': np.random.normal(200, 30, 12)
}
df = pd.DataFrame(data, index=pd.date_range('2023-01-01', periods=12, freq='M'))
fig, (ax1, ax2) = plt.subplots(2, 1, figsize=(10, 8))
df['Sales'].plot(ax=ax1, marker='o')
ax1.set_title('Monthly Sales')
ax1.set_ylabel('Sales ($)')
ax1.grid(True)
df['Profit'].plot(kind='bar', ax=ax2)
ax2.set_title('Monthly Profit')
ax2.set_ylabel('Profit ($)')
plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()
Subplots showing sales and profit
data
Output:
11. Heatmap - Correlation Matrix
np.random.seed(42)
n = 100
data = {
'A': np.random.normal(0, 1, n),
'B': np.random.normal(0, 1, n),
'C': np.random.normal(0, 1, n),
'D': np.random.normal(0, 1, n)
}
df = pd.DataFrame(data)
correlation = df.corr()
plt.figure(figsize=(8, 6))
plt.imshow(correlation, cmap='coolwarm', aspect='auto')
plt.colorbar()
plt.xticks(range(len(correlation.columns)), correlation.columns)
plt.yticks(range(len(correlation.columns)), correlation.columns)
plt.title('Correlation Heatmap')
plt.show()
Heatmap showing correlation
matrix
Output:
12. Time Series Decomposition
dates = pd.date_range('2023-01-01', periods=365, freq='D')
ts = pd.Series(np.random.normal(100, 10, 365) + \
np.sin(np.linspace(0, 4*np.pi, 365)) * 20, index=dates)
fig, (ax1, ax2, ax3) = plt.subplots(3, 1, figsize=(12, 10))
ts.plot(ax=ax1)
ax1.set_title('Original Time Series')
ts.rolling(window=7).mean().plot(ax=ax2)
ax2.set_title('7-Day Rolling Mean')
ts.rolling(window=30).mean().plot(ax=ax3)
ax3.set_title('30-Day Rolling Mean')
plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()
Time series decomposition with
original and rolling means
Output:
Note: The actual outputs will appear when you run the code in your environment. The placeholder images are used to
indicate where the visualizations would appear.
