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The Data Visualization Workshop

By : Mario Döbler, Tim Großmann
Book Image

The Data Visualization Workshop

By: Mario Döbler, Tim Großmann

Overview of this book

Do you want to transform data into captivating images? Do you want to make it easy for your audience to process and understand the patterns, trends, and relationships hidden within your data? The Data Visualization Workshop will guide you through the world of data visualization and help you to unlock simple secrets for transforming data into meaningful visuals with the help of exciting exercises and activities. Starting with an introduction to data visualization, this book shows you how to first prepare raw data for visualization using NumPy and pandas operations. As you progress, you’ll use plotting techniques, such as comparison and distribution, to identify relationships and similarities between datasets. You’ll then work through practical exercises to simplify the process of creating visualizations using Python plotting libraries such as Matplotlib and Seaborn. If you’ve ever wondered how popular companies like Uber and Airbnb use geoplotlib for geographical visualizations, this book has got you covered, helping you analyze and understand the process effectively. Finally, you’ll use the Bokeh library to create dynamic visualizations that can be integrated into any web page. By the end of this workshop, you’ll have learned how to present engaging mission-critical insights by creating impactful visualizations with real-world data.
Table of Contents (9 chapters)
Preface
7
7. Combining What We Have Learned

1. The Importance of Data Visualization and Data Exploration

Activity 1.01: Using NumPy to Compute the Mean, Median, Variance, and Standard Deviation of a Dataset

Solution:

  1. Import NumPy:
    import numpy as np
  2. Load the normal_distribution.csv dataset by using the genfromtxt method from NumPy:
    dataset = np.genfromtxt('../../Datasets/normal_distribution.csv', \
                            delimiter=',')
  3. First, print a subset of the first two rows of the dataset:
    dataset[0:2]

    The output of the preceding code is as follows:

    Figure 1.57: First two rows of the dataset

  4. Load the dataset and calculate the mean of the third row. Access the third row by using index 2, dataset[2]:
    np.mean(dataset[2])

    The output of the preceding code is as follows:

    100.20466135250001
  5. Index the last element of an ndarray in the same way a regular Python list can be...