UNIT – IV

PART – A
1. What is Matplotlib?
Matplotlib is a popular plotting library for Python, widely used for creating static, animated,
and interactive visualizations in a variety of formats. It provides a flexible and powerful way
to create a wide range of plots, including line graphs, bar charts, histograms, scatter plots, and
more.

2. What is the line plot?

A line plot is a type of data visualization that displays information as a series of data points
called "markers" connected by straight line segments. It's commonly used to represent trends
over time or to compare different sets of data.

3. Define Scatter plots.

A scatter plot is a type of data visualization that displays values for two variables as points on
a Cartesian coordinate system. Each point represents an observation in the dataset, with its
position determined by the values of the two variables.

4. Define Error bars.

Error bars are graphical representations that provide a visual indication of the variability or
uncertainty of data in a plot. They are typically used in charts such as line plots, bar graphs,
and scatter plots to show the range of possible values or the precision of the measurements.
 5. How do you visualize error bars?

Step-by-Step Guide to Visualizing Error Bars

1. Prepare Your Data: You need your main data points along with the values that
represent the error (e.g., standard deviation, standard error, or confidence intervals).
2. Choose a Plot Type: Decide on the type of plot that best represents your data (e.g.,
line plot, bar plot, scatter plot).
3. Use Matplotlib: You can create plots with error bars using the yerr parameter for
vertical error bars or xerr for horizontal error bars.

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

import numpy as np
# Sample data
x = np.array([1, 2, 3, 4, 5])
y = np.array([2.5, 3.5, 2.0, 4.0, 3.8])
errors = np.array([0.5, 0.2, 0.4, 0.3, 0.1]) # Standard deviation or error values
# Create a bar plot with error bars
plt.bar(x, y, yerr=errors, capsize=5, color='skyblue', alpha=0.7, edgecolor='black')
# Labels and title
plt.xlabel('X-axis Label')
plt.ylabel('Y-axis Label')
plt.title('Bar Plot with Error Bars')
# Show plot
plt.show()

6. What is density plot?

A density plot is a type of data visualization that displays the distribution of a continuous
variable. It is a smoothed version of a histogram and provides a visual representation of
the probability density function of the variable. Instead of showing counts or frequencies,
a density plot shows the relative likelihood of different values occurring.

7. What are Contour plots?

Contour plots are graphical representations used to show the relationships between three
continuous variables. They display the values of a third variable as contour lines or filled
areas on a two-dimensional plane defined by the other two variables. Contour plots are
particularly useful for visualizing data in fields like geography, meteorology, and
engineering.
 8. Define histogram
A histogram is a graphical representation of the distribution of a dataset. It organizes a group
of data points into specified ranges, known as "bins," and displays the frequency (or count) of
data points that fall within each bin. Histograms are particularly useful for visualizing the
shape, spread, and central tendency of numerical data.

9. What are legends in data visualization?

Legends in data visualization are essential components that provide context and clarity to
a chart or graph. They serve as a guide to help viewers understand the meaning of
various elements within the visualization, such as colors, shapes, lines, or patterns that
represent different data series or categories.

10. Why is color important in data visualization?

Color plays a crucial role in data visualization for several reasons:

1. Enhances Understanding
2. Improves Readability
3. Conveys Meaning
4. Organizes Information
5. Visual Appeal

11. What is the use of subplots () function?

The subplots() function in Matplotlib is a versatile tool used to create multiple plots
within a single figure. This function allows you to easily arrange multiple axes (subplots)
in a grid layout, facilitating the comparison of different datasets or visualizing different
aspects of the same data in one cohesive view.
 12. What are Visualization Annotations?
Visualization annotations are notes or markers added to a chart or graph to provide additional
context, clarify specific data points, or highlight important information. They enhance the
interpretability of visualizations by helping viewers understand the data more clearly.

13. Define figure and axes in matplotlib.

In Matplotlib, figure and axes are fundamental components used for creating visualizations.
Understanding these two concepts is essential for effectively using the library to create plots.

1. Figure

A figure is the overall window or container that holds one or more plots (axes). It is
essentially the entire canvas on which everything is drawn. Each figure can contain multiple
axes, and you can customize the figure's size, background color, and other properties.

2. Axes

Axes (note the plural) refer to the individual plots within a figure. Each axes can contain
various elements such as lines, markers, text, and more. When you create a plot, it is drawn
on an axes.

14. What is matplotlib basemap?

Matplotlib Basemap is a toolkit for Matplotlib that allows for the creation of static maps and
geographic data visualizations. It provides functionality to plot data on a variety of map
projections and handle geographic data effectively. While it was widely used for many years,
it has become somewhat less common due to the introduction of newer libraries like Cartopy,
which offer more modern capabilities and better integration with Matplotlib.

15. How do you create a contour plot?

Creating a contour plot in Matplotlib is straightforward and involves using the

contour or contourf functions.

import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

# Generate grid data

x = np.linspace(-5, 5, 100) # 100 points from -5 to 5
y = np.linspace(-5, 5, 100)
X, Y = np.meshgrid(x, y) # Create a 2D grid
 # Define a function for Z values
Z = np.sin(np.sqrt(X**2 + Y**2)) # Example function

# Create a filled contour plot

plt.figure(figsize=(8, 6))
contour = plt.contourf(X, Y, Z, levels=20, cmap='viridis') # Filled contours

# Add contour lines

plt.contour(X, Y, Z, colors='black', linewidths=0.5) # Contour lines

# Add color bar

plt.colorbar(contour, label='Z value')

# Labels and title

plt.title('Filled Contour Plot')
plt.xlabel('X-axis')
plt.ylabel('Y-axis')

# Show plot
plt.show()

OUTPUT

16. What is seaborn?

Seaborn is a powerful and user-friendly Python data visualization library built on top of
Matplotlib. It provides a high-level interface for drawing attractive and informative statistical
graphics. Seaborn simplifies the process of creating complex visualizations and makes it
easier to generate beautiful and informative plots with less code compared to Matplotlib
alone.
17. What is the difference between Matplotlib and Seaborn?

Features Matplotlib Seaborn

Seaborn contains several

It is utilized for making basic patterns and plots for data
graphs. Datasets are visualized with visualization. It uses
Functionality the help of bar graphs, histograms, fascinating themes. It helps in
pie charts, scatter plots, lines, and so compiling whole data into a
on. single plot. It also provides
the distribution of data.

It uses comparatively complex and It uses comparatively simple

Syntax lengthy syntax. Example: Syntax for syntax which is easier to learn
bar graph- and understand. Example:
 Features Matplotlib Seaborn

matplotlib.pyplot.bar(x_axis, Syntax for bargraph-

y_axis). seaborn.barplot(x_axis,
y_axis).

We can open and use multiple

figures simultaneously. However,
Seaborn sets the time for the
Dealing they are closed distinctly. Syntax to
creation of each figure.
Multiple close one figure at a time:
However, it may lead to
Figures matplotlib.pyplot.close(). Syntax to
(OOM) out of memory issues
close all the figures:
matplotlib.pyplot.close(“all”)

Matplotlib is well connected with

Numpy and Pandas and acts as a Seaborn is more comfortable
graphics package for data in handling Pandas data
Visualization visualization in Python. Pyplot frames. It uses basic sets of
provides similar features and syntax methods to provide beautiful
as in MATLAB. Therefore, graphics in Python.
MATLAB users can easily study it.

Seaborn avoids overlapping

Matplotlib is a highly customized
Pliability plots with the help of its
and robust
default themes

Seaborn is much more

Matplotlib works efficiently with
functional and organized than
data frames and arrays.It treats
Matplotlib and treats the
figures and axes as objects. It
Data Frames whole dataset as a single unit.
contains various stateful APIs for
and Arrays Seaborn is not so stateful and
plotting. Therefore plot() like
therefore, parameters are
methods can work without
required while calling
parameters.
methods like plot()

Seaborn is the extended

version of Matplotlib which
Matplotlib plots various graphs
Use Cases uses Matplotlib along with
using Pandas and Numpy
Numpy and Pandas for
plotting graphs

18. How do you create an axes?

Creating axes in Matplotlib can be done using various methods, depending on whether you
want to create a single axes or multiple axes

1. Creating a Single Axes

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
# Create a figure and a single axes
 fig, ax = plt.subplots()
# Plot some data
ax.plot([1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6])
# Set labels and title
ax.set_xlabel('X-axis')
ax.set_ylabel('Y-axis')
ax.set_title('Single Axes Example')
# Show the plot
plt.show()

2. Creating Multiple Axes in a Grid

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
# Create a figure with multiple axes (2 rows, 2 columns)
fig, axs = plt.subplots(2, 2, figsize=(10, 8))
# Plot data in each axes
axs[0, 0].plot([1, 2, 3], [1, 4, 9], color='blue')
axs[0, 0].set_title('Plot 1')
axs[0, 1].plot([1, 2, 3], [1, 2, 3], color='orange')
axs[0, 1].set_title('Plot 2')
axs[1, 0].plot([1, 2, 3], [2, 3, 4], color='green')
axs[1, 0].set_title('Plot 3')
axs[1, 1].plot([1, 2, 3], [3, 1, 4], color='red')
axs[1, 1].set_title('Plot 4')
# Adjust layout
plt.tight_layout()
# Show the plot
plt.show()

3. Creating Axes Manually

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

# Create a figure
fig = plt.figure()
# Create an axes at a specific position [left, bottom, width, height]
ax = fig.add_axes([0.1, 0.1, 0.8, 0.8]) # values are in the range [0, 1]
# Plot some data
ax.plot([1, 2, 3], [1, 4, 9])

# Set labels and title

ax.set_xlabel('X-axis')
ax.set_ylabel('Y-axis')
ax.set_title('Axes Created Manually')
# Show the plot
plt.show()

19. What is Matplotlib?

Matplotlib is a widely used plotting library in Python that provides a

comprehensive framework for creating static, animated, and interactive
visualizations. It offers a wide range of functionalities for generating various types
of plots and charts, making it a fundamental tool for data analysis and
visualization in the Python ecosystem.
 20. What is the line plot?

A line plot is a type of data visualization that displays information as a series of data points
called "markers" connected by straight line segments. It's commonly used to represent trends
over time or to compare different sets of data.

PART – B

1. Explain the simple line plots and simple scatter plots

Simple Line Plots

 Definition: A line plot displays data points connected by straight lines. It’s often used
to show trends over time or continuous data.
 Structure: The x-axis typically represents the independent variable (like time), and
the y-axis represents the dependent variable (like temperature, sales, etc.).
 Usage: Useful for illustrating changes and trends, such as stock prices over months or
temperature changes over a week.
 Example: If you plot monthly sales for a year, the points represent sales for each
month, and the lines connect these points to show how sales change over the year.

Simple Scatter Plots

 Definition: A scatter plot shows individual data points plotted on two axes to
represent the relationship between two variables.
 Structure: Each point represents a pair of values (x, y). The x-axis is one variable,
and the y-axis is the other variable.
  Usage: Great for identifying correlations, trends, or patterns between the two
variables. For instance, you might plot hours studied (x) against exam scores (y) to
see if more studying correlates with higher scores.
 Example: If you have data on people's heights and weights, each point on the scatter
plot represents a person's height and weight, helping visualize any relationship
between the two.

2. Explain density and contour plots with an example.

Density Plots

 Definition: A density plot is a smoothed version of a histogram that shows the

distribution of a variable over a continuous range. It visualizes the density of data
points in a two-dimensional space.
 Structure: The x-axis and y-axis represent different variables, while the intensity of
color or shading indicates the density of data points in that area.
 Usage: Useful for understanding the distribution of data, especially in two
dimensions, and identifying areas with a higher concentration of data points.
 Example: Imagine you have data on the heights and weights of a group of people. A
density plot would show areas where many individuals cluster in height-weight space,
with darker areas indicating higher concentrations of individuals.

Contour Plots

 Definition: A contour plot represents three-dimensional data in two dimensions using

contour lines. Each line connects points of equal value (like elevation on a
topographic map).
  Structure: The x-axis and y-axis represent two variables, while contour lines indicate
levels of a third variable. Different colors or shades can also represent different
density levels.
 Usage: Helpful for visualizing relationships and patterns in multivariable data,
particularly when you want to see how one variable changes across two others.
 Example: Continuing with the height and weight example, you could create a contour
plot to show the average body mass index (BMI) across different height and weight
combinations. The contour lines would represent levels of BMI, helping to visualize
which combinations of height and weight are healthier.

3. Write short notes on histograms

A histogram is a graphical representation of the distribution of numerical data. It organizes

data into bins or intervals, allowing you to visualize the frequency of data points within each
bin.

Structure

 Axes: The x-axis represents the range of values (data bins), while the y-axis
represents the frequency (number of occurrences) of data points in each bin.
 Bars: Each bin is represented by a bar, with the height indicating the frequency of
data points that fall within that range.

Usage

 Data Distribution: Histograms are commonly used to assess the distribution of a

dataset, showing patterns such as normality, skewness, and modality (uni-modal, bi-
modal, etc.).
 Identifying Outliers: They can help identify outliers and gaps in the data.
 Comparing Groups: You can overlay multiple histograms to compare different
groups or datasets.

Example

If you have test scores from a class, you can create a histogram with bins such as 0-10, 11-20,
etc. Each bar shows how many students scored within each range. This allows you to see the
overall performance distribution at a glance.

Key Points

 Bin Width: The choice of bin width can significantly affect the histogram's
appearance and interpretation. Too wide may obscure details; too narrow may create
noise.
  Continuous vs. Discrete Data: Histograms are typically used for continuous data, but
they can also represent discrete data effectively.

4. Explain in detail about legends.

A legend is a key component of charts and graphs that explains the symbols, colors, or
patterns used to represent different data series or categories. It helps the viewer understand
what each element in the visualization represents.

Purpose

Legends serve several important functions:

 Clarification: They clarify the meaning of colors, shapes, or lines used in a chart,
allowing viewers to interpret the data accurately.
 Organization: Legends help organize complex information, making it easier to
compare different datasets or categories within a single visualization.
 Accessibility: They enhance the accessibility of the chart, especially for viewers who
may not be familiar with the data or its context.

Components of a Legend

1. Labels: Each item in the legend has a corresponding label that describes what it
represents (e.g., "Sales," "Profit," "Temperature").
2. Symbols/Colors: The legend shows the specific colors, patterns, or symbols
associated with each label. For example, a line graph may use different colored lines
to represent various categories, and the legend will match these colors with their
respective categories.
3. Formatting: Legends can vary in formatting, including font size, style, and
background color. Proper formatting ensures readability and accessibility.

Placement

 Location: Legends can be placed in various locations relative to the chart: above,
below, to the left, or to the right. The best placement often depends on the type of
visualization and the amount of space available.
 Interactive Legends: In some interactive visualizations (like those in web
applications), legends may allow users to toggle the visibility of specific data series
by clicking on the legend items.
Examples

1. Bar Chart: In a bar chart comparing sales figures across different regions, the legend
might differentiate between regions using different colors for each bar (e.g., blue for
North, red for South).
2. Scatter Plot: In a scatter plot showing the relationship between two variables, the
legend might indicate different categories of data points (e.g., circles for one category,
squares for another).
3. Line Graph: In a line graph depicting temperature changes over a year, the legend
could identify different lines representing various cities, each in distinct colors.

Best Practices

 Keep It Simple: Use concise labels and avoid cluttering the legend with unnecessary
information.
 Match Colors: Ensure that colors in the legend accurately match those in the
visualization for easy identification.
 Readable Fonts: Use legible fonts and sizes to ensure that the legend is easy to read.
 Consistent Positioning: Place legends in a consistent location across similar charts to
help viewers easily locate them.
 Use White Space: Incorporate adequate white space around the legend to enhance
clarity and readability.

4. Write short notes on customization in matplotlib.

Matplotlib is a powerful plotting library in Python that allows for extensive customization of
visualizations. Customizing plots enhances their clarity and effectiveness. Here are key
aspects of customization in Matplotlib:

1. Figure and Axes Customization

 Creating Figures: Use plt.figure() to create a new figure. You can set the figure size
using figsize=(width, height).
 Adding Subplots: Use plt.subplot() to add multiple plots within a single figure,
adjusting layout with plt.subplots_adjust().

2. Title and Labels

 Titles: Use plt.title("Title Text") to set a title for your plot.

 Axis Labels: Customize the x-axis and y-axis labels with plt.xlabel("X Label") and
plt.ylabel("Y Label").

3. Ticks and Tick Labels

 Tick Customization: Use plt.xticks() and plt.yticks() to set custom tick locations and
labels.
 Rotating Ticks: Rotate tick labels for better readability using the rotation parameter
in plt.xticks() or plt.yticks().

4. Line and Marker Styles

 Line Styles: Customize line styles with parameters like linestyle, linewidth, and color
in plotting functions (e.g., plt.plot()).
  Markers: Add markers to lines using the marker parameter (e.g., marker='o' for
circles).

5. Colors and Colormaps

 Color Customization: Set colors directly in plotting functions using named colors,
hex codes, or RGB values.
 Colormaps: Use colormaps for heatmaps or scatter plots to represent data intensity
(e.g., plt.scatter(x, y, c=data, cmap='viridis')).

6. Legends

 Adding Legends: Use plt.legend() to add a legend that identifies different data series.
You can customize its location and appearance.
 Legend Title: Use the title parameter in plt.legend() to add a title to the legend.

7. Grids and Backgrounds

 Grid Lines: Add grid lines with plt.grid(), customizing their appearance with
parameters like color, linestyle, and alpha (transparency).
 Background Color: Set the figure or axes background color using
plt.gcf().set_facecolor() or ax.set_facecolor().

8. Annotations

 Text Annotations: Use plt.text() to place text annotations at specific coordinates on

the plot.
 Arrows and Markers: Use plt.annotate() to create more complex annotations with
arrows pointing to data points.

9. Saving Figures

 Exporting: Save customized plots using plt.savefig("filename.png", dpi=300) to

specify the file format and resolution.


5. Explain the three dimensional plotting in matplotlib.

Three-Dimensional Plotting in Matplotlib

Matplotlib provides functionality for creating three-dimensional (3D) plots, which are
particularly useful for visualizing complex data that has three variables. The
mpl_toolkits.mplot3d module extends Matplotlib's capabilities to enable 3D plotting.

1. Setting Up a 3D Plot

To create a 3D plot, you first need to import the necessary modules and create a 3D axis.
Here's how to get started:

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import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from mpl_toolkits.mplot3d import Axes3D

# Create a new figure

fig = plt.figure()
# Add a 3D subplot
ax = fig.add_subplot(111, projection='3d')

2. Basic 3D Plots

You can create several types of 3D plots, including:

 3D Scatter Plots: Used to visualize the relationship between three continuous

variables.

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ax.scatter(x, y, z, c='r', marker='o') # x, y, z are your data points

 3D Line Plots: Show the relationship between three variables connected by lines.

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ax.plot(x, y, z, label='3D Line', color='b')

 3D Surface Plots: Display a surface defined by a grid of points in three dimensions,

useful for representing functions of two variables.

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X, Y = np.meshgrid(x_range, y_range)
Z = f(X, Y) # Define your function
ax.plot_surface(X, Y, Z, cmap='viridis')

 3D Wireframe Plots: Similar to surface plots, but show only the grid lines, which can
be useful for emphasizing the structure.

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ax.plot_wireframe(X, Y, Z, color='black')
3. Customizing 3D Plots

Just like 2D plots, 3D plots can be customized:

 Labels: You can set labels for each axis.

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ax.set_xlabel('X Label')
ax.set_ylabel('Y Label')
ax.set_zlabel('Z Label')

 Title: Add a title to your 3D plot.

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ax.set_title('3D Plot Example')

 View Angle: Change the view angle using the view_init() method.
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ax.view_init(elev=20, azim=30) # Elevation and azimuthal angle
4. Example Code

Here’s a complete example of a simple 3D scatter plot:

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import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from mpl_toolkits.mplot3d import Axes3D
import numpy as np

# Generate random data

x = np.random.rand(100)
y = np.random.rand(100)
z = np.random.rand(100)

# Create a new figure

fig = plt.figure()
ax = fig.add_subplot(111, projection='3d')

# Create a scatter plot

ax.scatter(x, y, z, c='r', marker='o')

# Set labels
ax.set_xlabel('X Axis')
ax.set_ylabel('Y Axis')
ax.set_zlabel('Z Axis')

# Set title
ax.set_title('3D Scatter Plot Example')

# Show the plot

plt.show()

5. Limitations

While 3D plots can be visually appealing, they can also become cluttered and difficult to
interpret, especially with large datasets. Additionally, perspective can distort the
representation of data, making it harder to extract insights compared to 2D plots.

6. Write short notes on visualization with seaborn.

Seaborn is a powerful statistical data visualization library built on top of Matplotlib. It
provides a high-level interface for drawing attractive and informative statistical graphics,
making it easier to visualize complex datasets.

Key Features

1. Statistical Plots: Seaborn includes several built-in functions for creating a variety of
statistical plots, such as:
o Scatter Plots: sns.scatterplot() visualizes relationships between two variables.
o Line Plots: sns.lineplot() can display trends over time or ordered categories.
o Bar Plots: sns.barplot() summarizes data using bars to represent means and
confidence intervals.
o Box Plots: sns.boxplot() visualizes distributions through their quartiles and
highlights outliers.
2. Built-in Datasets: Seaborn comes with several built-in datasets (like Titanic and Iris),
which are useful for practice and demonstration.
3. Styling: Seaborn provides beautiful default styles and color palettes, enhancing the
aesthetics of plots without much effort. You can set the style using:

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sns.set_style("whitegrid")

4. Color Palettes: Seaborn offers a variety of color palettes (like deep, muted, pastel,
etc.) that can be applied to visualizations for better visual appeal:

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sns.set_palette("pastel")

5. Facet Grids: Seaborn’s FacetGrid allows for creating multi-plot grids based on the
values of one or more categorical variables, making it easy to compare distributions
across subsets of data:

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g = sns.FacetGrid(data, col="column_name")
g.map(sns.histplot, "variable")

6. Heatmaps: The sns.heatmap() function is excellent for visualizing data matrices and
correlation matrices, providing an intuitive way to see patterns and relationships.

Example Usage

Here's a brief example demonstrating how to use Seaborn for visualizing data:

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import seaborn as sns
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

# Load an example dataset

tips = sns.load_dataset("tips")

# Create a scatter plot

sns.scatterplot(data=tips, x="total_bill", y="tip", hue="day")
# Add a title
plt.title("Tips vs Total Bill")

# Show the plot

plt.show()

Advantages of Seaborn

 Simplified Syntax: Seaborn simplifies the process of creating complex visualizations,

making it more accessible for users.
 Statistical Insights: The library is designed to work with dataframes (usually from
pandas) and provides statistical insight by default, such as confidence intervals.
 Integration with Pandas: Seamless integration with pandas DataFrames allows for
easy manipulation and plotting of data.

PART C

1. Discuss about Geographic Data with Basemap in detail.

Basemap is a Matplotlib toolkit that allows for plotting 2D data on maps. It provides a
flexible interface for creating static geographic plots and visualizing spatial data in various
projections. Although Basemap is somewhat older and has been largely replaced by newer
libraries like Cartopy, it is still widely used in many applications.

Key Features of Basemap

1. Map Projections: Basemap supports multiple map projections (e.g., Mercator,

Lambert Conformal, Polar Stereographic), allowing you to visualize data from
different perspectives. You can select a projection based on your geographical focus.
2. Coastlines and Boundaries: Easily add coastlines, country boundaries, rivers, and
other geographic features to your plots. This can be done using built-in functions like
drawcoastlines(), drawcountries(), and drawrivers().
3. Customizable Maps: Basemap allows for extensive customization of maps, including
setting colors, line styles, and marker sizes. You can also add annotations and
customize axes.
 4. Handling Geographic Data: It integrates well with geographic data formats like
shapefiles, allowing you to plot complex geometries directly.
5. Overlapping Data Layers: You can overlay multiple data layers, such as weather
data or population density, on the base map for richer visualizations.

Installation

To use Basemap, you may need to install it separately since it’s not included with Matplotlib
by default. You can install it using pip:

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pip install basemap basemap-data-hires

Basic Usage Example

Here’s a simple example demonstrating how to create a basic geographic map using
Basemap:

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import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from mpl_toolkits.basemap import Basemap

# Create a new figure

plt.figure(figsize=(10, 8))

# Set up the Basemap

m = Basemap(projection='lcc', resolution='h',
lat_0=40, lon_0=-100, # Center of the map
llcrnrlon=-119, urcrnrlon=-64, # Longitude limits
llcrnrlat=22, urcrnrlat=50) # Latitude limits

# Draw coastlines and countries

m.drawcoastlines()
m.drawcountries()

# Draw parallels and meridians

m.drawparallels(range(20, 60, 10), labels=[1, 0, 0, 0])
m.drawmeridians(range(-120, -60, 10), labels=[0, 0, 0, 1])

# Show the plot

plt.title("Map of the USA")
plt.show()

Working with Geographic Data

Adding Data Points

You can plot geographic data points on the map. For instance, if you have latitude and
longitude data:

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# Sample latitude and longitude data
latitudes = [34.05, 36.16, 40.71] # Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York
longitudes = [-118.24, -115.15, -74.00]
# Convert latitude and longitude to map projection coordinates
x, y = m(longitudes, latitudes)

# Plot the points

m.scatter(x, y, marker='o', color='red', zorder=5)

plt.title("Cities in the USA")

plt.show()

Advanced Features

1. Shapefiles: You can load and display shapefiles to represent geographic boundaries
or features:

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m.readshapefile('path_to_shapefile', 'name', color='blue')

2. Data Visualization: Basemap can be combined with other libraries (like NumPy or
Pandas) to visualize data. For example, you might plot temperature data over
geographic locations using color coding.
3. Animation: Although less common, you can create animated maps using Matplotlib's
animation capabilities in conjunction with Basemap.

Limitations and Alternatives

 Deprecation: Basemap is considered legacy software, and its development has

slowed. Users are encouraged to transition to newer libraries like Cartopy for more
modern and flexible mapping solutions.
 Performance: Basemap may not perform as well with very large datasets or complex
visualizations compared to other libraries.

2. Write brief notes on text and annotation

An enormous amount of textual data is generated over the internet every day. According to a
Statista study, Nearly 9 billion SMS were sent in the year 2023 in Portugal alone. Another
study suggests that In the first four months of 2024, about 10 billion emails were sent daily in
the US

Textual data is important for businesses as it helps them analyze and make better decisions.
For example, capturing company names and line item data from invoices or understanding
the customer's emotion behind a product or service offering can help you process documents
faster and analyze customer feedback appropriately.

The large amount of textual data generated over the Internet is primarily unstructured data. A
paper published by Seagate suggests that 163 zettabytes of data on the Internet will be
unstructured by 2025, which nearly amounts to 80% of the data on the Internet.

Text annotation helps label and classify unstructured data generated across public Internet
domains. By tagging and classifying textual data, text annotation can help businesses
automate their services in various ways. One example is a bank's application of a smart
chatbot that can understand customers’ text queries and provide appropriate automated
responses.
What is text annotation?
Text annotation involves adding footnotes and comments, highlighting parts of text, and
classifying them into large parts of the text. It helps to summarize texts and highlight
important points within the large parts of texts making it easy for readers to digest complex
information.

The meaning of text annotation slightly differs between artificial intelligence and machine
learning. It refers to a process wherein large parts of text are labeled to train data for machine
learning. Highlighting and understanding the grammar structure, parts of speech, keywords,
emotions, sentiments, and so on is the core reason to annotate textual information.

Natural language processing (NLP) combines interpreting textual data with pre-processing
methods. NLP helps contextually understand and interpret textual information accordingly,
making it readable for machines.

Types of text annotation

What text annotation types are designed for different use cases? These methods consider how
the extracted data has to be labeled and interpreted.

a. Named Entity Recognition (NER)

Named Entity Recognition (NER) is a text annotation method that plays a vital role in various
natural language processing applications. This method involves identifying and labeling
various named entities, such as places, people, dates, company names, etc.

By classifying and labeling these named entities accurately, the NER-enabled machine can
extract crucial information from the documents and better understand the extracted text. The
Parts-of-Speech (POS) Tagging text annotation method can also support the NER by
understanding name entities with the context of the sentence or a phrase.

b. Part-of-Speech (POS) Tagging

Part of Speech (POS) tagging is a text annotation method that grammatically labels words in
a text or phrase. It categorizes text as a noun, verb, adjective, adverb, etc. Through POS
Tagging, machines can better understand a phrase or sentence's grammar structure and
meaning.

This resolves the issue of surface-level data extraction wherein data is captured not at face
value but by understanding the deeper context of grammar structure.

c. Sentiment Analysis
Sentiment analysis is a text annotation method that determines the emotional tone of the text.
Text is labeled as positive, negative, neutral, and so on. Businesses use sentiment analysis to
gauge people's attitudes toward their product or service.

Sentiment analysis is important in brand monitoring and reputation management. It helps you
understand public opinion, social media trends, and feedback on offerings.

d. Intent Recognition

The intent recognition text annotation method determines the intent behind a text—whether it
is a command, request, complaint, suggestion, or feedback.

Intent recognition takes a given query as input and associates the text data and expression
with a given intent. For example, during a telephone prompter in an automated call, the
model learns from speech data based on key terms—-what the customer is looking for, such
as “Pay my bills” or “speak to a representative.”

e. Relation Extraction

Relation extraction is a method of text annotation that determines the relationship between
two named entities. It helps to understand the data of the named entity contextually and
determines how the two named entities are related to one another.

For example, the phrase “New York is in the US” states a “is in” relationship between New
York and the US. This can also be denoted in triples - New York is in, the US. Let’s take
another example: "John Doe works at XYZ Inc.” states a “work at” relationship between
John Doe and XYZ Inc.

Key Techniques in Text Annotation

Text annotation uses a variety of techniques to provide structure to unstructured textual data.

a. Manual Annotation

Humans add labels or tags to certain text parts in manual text annotation. This technique is
considered to be more precise than other text annotation techniques. It uses predefined
standards and rules to apply the labels to the text, which can be used for various natural
language processing (NLP) and machine learning tasks.

b. Active Learning

In the active learning text annotation technique, machine learning models select data samples
to annotate. A small subset of large and challenging data samples is used to learn and label
parts of these texts.

Active learning is scalable and can be replicated for large projects with limited resources
while maintaining the accuracy of labeling data.

c. Crowdsourcing

In crowdsourcing text annotation technique, the annotation is outsourced to a pool of

contributors on the internet. Platforms like ScaleHub and CrowdFlower have huge amounts
of annotated texts distributed across various contributors.

It is an efficient way to scale and annotate data that is simple and easy to categorize using
specific guidelines.
How does Text Annotation Work?

a. Data selection and preparation

The first step in the text annotation process is to choose relevant textual data that must be
interpreted through machine learning.

The textual data that needs to be annotated must be relevant to the domain for which you
need to analyze textual information. The data is cleaned by removing unwanted texts and
symbols, such as punctuations, emoticons, and so on.

It is important to have textual data selected and prepared in advance to clarify the main
objective of text annotation and its application.

b. Annotation task definition

The second step is to define the type of annotation needed. There are numerous types of text
annotations, such as sentiment analysis, which determines the emotion of a text (anger, sad,
happy, sarcastic, etc.), or named entity recognition, which can label text into different
categories (person, place, date, etc.).

Different text annotation methods impact the classification of texts as they will label the text
based on contextual understanding of the defined text annotation method.

c. Annotation process

The third step in the text annotation process is to label the parts of the text with the right
interpretations and contextual understanding.

Keyphrasing, language identification, and document classification are different ways to label
texts. Other text parts are tagged and classified based on the type of text annotation method
defined.

d. Quality control

Quality check and control is the last and most crucial step in the text annotation process. The
accuracy of text annotation on selected textual data is cross-checked, reviewed, and validated
through various validation and review methods such as if condition methods.
Benefits of Text Annotation in Data Extraction

Surface-level data extraction without understanding what the textual data means on a
document can lead to many errors, increasing human intervention and reducing the software's
reliability in getting the job done automatically.

The benefits of text annotation in data extraction include:

 Improves accuracy and efficiency: One benefit of text annotation for data extraction
is that it allows for more precise information. By marking up specific elements such
as entities, relationships, and so on, algorithms can better understand exactly what
information is to be extracted.
 Enables targeted data capture: Text annotation takes a very targeted approach to
decide what type of entity needs to be captured and labelled. Name entities such as
supplier name, vendor name, address, phone number, and only other line item
numbers required by the organization will be extracted, improving the relevancy of
the extracted data.
 Enhances data quality: Text annotation also improves data quality by providing
structure to unstructured data. This is possible through a framework of organizing and
standardizing extracted data. Data ambiguity can be reduced by defining clear
guidelines, and consistent annotation can make it easy to verify extracted data. This
can improve accuracy and maintain data quality during text annotation.

Challenges of Text Annotation And How to Overcome Them

a. Challenges of Text Annotations

Data Ambituty
Words, phrases, or sentences can have many meanings. With contextual information, the
meaning of such texts can be consistent, but errors can occur. Different annotators can
interpret such text differently, and the chances of such errors occurring at scale are high.

Let’s take an example of the phrase, “I saw the person with the camera.” This can be
interpreted in two ways: the speaker saw a person with a camera, or the speaker saw the
person through the camera to see the man. Such misinterpretations can lead to inaccuracy
while training the machines.
Scalability
Text annotation at scale is cumbersome, highly time-consuming, and labour-intensive.
Collecting, organizing, cleaning, and tagging the data takes the most time and effort. As the
volume increases, the requirement for data annotators also increases, making it quite
challenging for organizations to scale their text annotation efforts.

Data Quality
Text annotators are sourced from different parts of the world. Even with standard guidelines,
there can be situations where data quality while labeling text is compromised. This can be
because different people interpret the text differently if the context is missing.

For example, “fare” can be misunderstood as a synonym for justice as it sounds similar to the
actual synonym “fair.” Such errors in data quality can lead to plenty of errors while
processing data at scale.

Cost
High-quality text annotators come at a high cost and still may need help to meet your desired
targets. Balancing accurate and consistent text annotation technologies while maintaining a
reasonable fee structure to provide such services to other vendors remains an unresolved
challenge for many businesses.

b. Solutions to Overcome Challenges

Annotation Guidelines
Annotation guidelines act as standard rules that should be followed during the text
annotation. The book mentions many things, such as clearly defining the rationale and
purpose behind each label, providing examples of how it can be applied, and addressing
common scenarios. Annotators should use this guideline as a rule of thumb to ensure quality
is not compromised.

Inter Annotator Agreement (IAA)

Inter- Annotator Agreement (IAA) assesses the level of agreement between two or more
human annotators. IAA is calculated using metrics like Cohen’s Kappa and Fleiss’ Kapp.
These metrics provide a numerical value showing the annotators' agreement.

A high IAA score means that the annotators agree, whereas a low IAA indicates
disagreement between the annotators. The agreement or disagreement can be based on
interpretations of the text, the amount of ambiguity on tasks, how clear the guidelines are to
them, and so on.

IAA resolves the challenge of data quality and ambiguity as it is an objective method to
annotate text.

Active Learning
In active learning, the text annotation process is optimized by selecting the most informative
samples from a large set of unstructured textual data. It tackles the scalability issue as active
learning uses a small data set from a large pool to classify text, which can then be replicated
to a large data set using machine learning algorithms.

Leveraging Automation
Various automation text annotation tools are available to annotate text efficiently. If your
organization needs to promptly label large volumes of data, these annotation tools are the best
solution.
Applications of Text Annotation in Various Industries

a. Customer Service

In customer service, text annotation helps build smarter customer support systems. The
customer’s intent, entities, and sentiment are better understood using different types of text
annotation.

Chatbots use text annotation to understand customer queries based on the key phrases and
provide personalized recommendations or guide them to support agents depending on the
text's tone.

b. Finance

One of the most prominent use cases of text annotation in banking and finance is fraud
detection. Machine learning models can detect fraud and alert customers by scanning and
understanding the texts exchanged over messaging apps.

The finance industry uses text annotation during data extraction from documents given for
loan applications. Information such as name entities, loan rates, type of assets, and bank
statements is captured and labelled easily. This reduces the overall time spent processing loan
applications, as human intervention at the documentation level is minimal.

c. Healthcare

Many research papers are published annually in healthcare and medical research, with
discoveries that help us live healthier lives. Text annotation is used in the medical field to
analyze text from these research papers.

Information from medical literature needs to be structured and organized so that medical
professionals can make important, life-saving decisions accordingly.

Text annotation can also process electronic health records, treat patients, or record data at
healthcare organizations. Patient data is not identified while annotating the text in compliance
with HIPAA privacy regulations.

d. Legal

The field of law is filled with paperwork and documents. Lawyers, paralegals, and their
teams have to search through boxes of documents to make an argument for their clients in
court. Text annotation can help structure these datasets so lawyers can easily find crucial and
valuable case information. NER-related machines can come in handy for law firms to go
through documents swiftly.

Text annotation allows legal firms to digitally record their cases over the cloud.

e. Marketing

Public opinion toward the company or brand, feedback on social media on ad campaigns, and
reviews of products or services are all important elements for a brand to grow and nurture.

Through the sentiment analysis method of text annotation, you can analyze the public
perception of your brand. This can improve the positioning strategy and create advertising
campaigns to generate and increase brand equity.

3. Explain about subplots with example.

Subplots are a powerful feature in Matplotlib that allow you to create multiple plots within a
single figure. This is useful for comparing different datasets or visualizations side by side
without creating multiple figures.

Creating Subplots
You can create subplots using the plt.subplot() function or the plt.subplots() function. The
plt.subplots() function is generally preferred because it provides a more flexible interface for
creating a grid of subplots.

1. Using plt.subplots()
The plt.subplots() function creates a grid of subplots and returns a figure and an array of axes
objects, which you can use to plot data on each subplot.
The subplot grid is the arrangement of subplots within a figure created using
Matplotlib.pyplot.subplots(). It consists of rows and columns, each cell representing a
subplot. The user can specify user can select the number of rows and columns
depending on the desired layout.

The subplots are accessed using indexing, similar to accessing elements in a matrix. For
example, to access the subplot in the first row and second columns, the indexing would
be [0, 1]. This allows users to modify and customize individual subplots within the grid
quickly.

The subplot grid can be created using the subplots() function, which returns a Figure
object and an array of Axes objects. The Figure object represents the entire figure, while
the Axes objects represent each subplot. These Axes objects can be used to modify the
properties of each subplot, such as the title, labels, and data.

Creating a Basic Subplot Grid

This section will explore how to create a basic subplot grid using the
`matplotlib.pyplot.subplots()` function in Python. This function allows us to create a grid
of subplots within a single figure, making it easier to visualize multiple plots
simultaneously.
Syntax and Parameters

The syntax for creating a subplot grid is as follows:

Code:
fig, axes = plt.subplots(nrows, ncols)
Here, `nrows` and `ncols` represent the number of rows and columns in the subplot grid.
The function returns two objects: fig, which means the entire figure and axes, which is
an array of axes objects representing each subplot.

Example:

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

fig, axs = plt.subplots(2, 1, figsize=(6, 6))
fig.subplots_adjust(wspace=1, hspace=5)
# Plotting code for the subplots
plt.show()