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Python Data Visualization Cookbook (Second Edition)
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Python Data Visualization Cookbook (Second Edition)

by Igor Milovanovic, Dimitry Foures, Giuseppe Vettigli
November 2015
Beginner to intermediate
302 pages
6h 17m
English
Packt Publishing
Content preview from Python Data Visualization Cookbook (Second Edition)

Making pie charts count

Pie charts are special in many ways, the most important being that the dataset they display must sum up to 100 percent or they are just not valid.

Getting ready

Pie charts represent numerical proportions, where the arc length of each segment is proportional to the quantity it represents.

They are compact and can look very aesthetically pleasing, but they have been criticized as they can be hard to compare. Another property of pie charts that does not work in their best interest is that pie charts are presented in a specific angle (perspective) and segments use certain colors that can skew our perception and influence our conclusion about information presented.

What we will show here is different ways to use pie charts to present ...

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