Visualizing Data in Python Using plt.scatter()
An important part of working with data is being able to visualize it. Python has several third-party modules you can use for data visualization. One of the most popular modules is Matplotlib and its submodule pyplot, often referred to using the alias plt. Matplotlib provides a very versatile tool called plt.scatter() that allows you to create both basic and more complex scatter plots.
Below, you’ll walk through several examples that will show you how to use the function effectively.
In this tutorial you’ll learn how to:
- Create a scatter plot using
plt.scatter() - Use the required and optional input parameters
- Customize scatter plots for basic and more advanced plots
- Represent more than two dimensions on a scatter plot
To get