2. All You Need to Know about Plots

Overview

This chapter will teach you the fundamentals of the various types of plots such as line charts, bar charts, bubble plots, radar charts, and so on. For each plot type that we discuss, we will also describe best practices and use cases. The activities presented in this chapter will enable you to apply the knowledge gained. By the end of this chapter, you will be equipped with the important skill of identifying the best plot type for a given dataset and scenario.

Introduction

In the previous chapter, we learned how to work with new datasets and get familiar with their data and structure. We also got hands-on experience of how to analyze and transform them using different data wrangling techniques ...

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