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Matplotlib Data Visualization Tutorial• 6 min read

Scatter Plots, Bubble Charts & Colormaps

Explore correlations, create 3-variable bubble charts with variable point sizing, and map continuous data to colormaps.

Multi-Variable Scatter Plots

plt.scatter(x, y, s=sizes, c=colors, cmap="viridis") encodes four distinct data dimensions simultaneously: X coordinate, Y coordinate, circle radius (size), and color intensity.

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Test Yourself With Exercise

+15 XP

Which parameter in plt.scatter() controls the size (area in points^2) of each plotted marker?