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The document provides an overview of data visualization, emphasizing its importance in understanding and analyzing data. It discusses various types of plots in Python using the Matplotlib library, including line plots, bar plots, and histograms, along with their characteristics and differences. Additionally, it outlines the basic steps for plotting graphs and highlights the distinctions between histograms and bar graphs.

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VivaPyplot

The document provides an overview of data visualization, emphasizing its importance in understanding and analyzing data. It discusses various types of plots in Python using the Matplotlib library, including line plots, bar plots, and histograms, along with their characteristics and differences. Additionally, it outlines the basic steps for plotting graphs and highlights the distinctions between histograms and bar graphs.

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Pyplot | Vineeta Garg

PYPLOT
VIVA QUESTIONS

1. What is a data visualization?


Data visualization is the graphical representation of information and data ie it
presents quantitative information in a graphical form.

2. What is the importance of data visualization?


a. To make data easier to understand, process and remember
b. To discover unknown facts, outliers, and trends
c. To visualize relationships and patterns quickly
d. To make better and meaningful decisions

3. Which library in Python is used for Data Visualization?


Matplotlib

4. What are the basic steps of plotting a graph?


a. Import matplotlib.pyplot
b. Choose the appropriate plot type like line, bar, pie etc.
c. Create a list/array of values according to the type of plot chosen
d. Use the built-in functions to set various parameters and to view the plot

5. What is a line plot?


a. Line plot is the most common, simplest, and classic type of plot.
b. It shows a change in one or more variables over time.
c. The plot() method is used to plot the line plot.
d. It is often used to visualize a trend in data over intervals of time.

6. What is a bar plot?


a. Bar plot presents categorical data in the form of bars with heights or
lengths proportional to the values that they represent.
b. One axis of the chart shows the specific categories being compared, and
the other axis represents a measured value.
c. The bars can be plotted horizontally or vertically.
d. Bar plots can be either single, stacked, or grouped.

7. What is a histogram plot?


a. Histogram is a graphical representation of the distribution of numerical
data.

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b. It takes one numerical variable as input. The variable is cut into


several bins. The bins are usually specified as consecutive, non-
overlapping intervals of a variable.
c. The number of observations per bin is represented by the height of the
bar.

8. What is the difference between Histogram and Bar graph?


HISTOGRAM BAR GRAPH
Graphical representation, that uses Pictorial representation of data that
bars to show the frequency of uses bars to compare different
numerical data. categories of data.
Indicates distribution of Indicates comparison of discrete
continuous variables variables

Presents quantitative data Presents categorical data

Bars touch each other Bars do not touch each other


Elements are grouped together, so Elements are taken as individual
that they are considered as ranges. entities.
Bars need not to be same width All bars are of same width

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