{ "cells": [ { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "\n# Bihistogram\n\nHow to plot a bihistogram with Matplotlib.\n" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": { "collapsed": false }, "outputs": [], "source": [ "import matplotlib.pyplot as plt\nimport numpy as np\n\n# Create a random number generator with a fixed seed for reproducibility\nrng = np.random.default_rng(19680801)" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Generate data and plot a bihistogram\n\nTo generate a bihistogram we need two datasets (each being a vector of numbers).\nWe will plot both histograms using plt.hist() and set the weights of the second\none to be negative. We'll generate data below and plot the bihistogram.\n\n" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": { "collapsed": false }, "outputs": [], "source": [ "N_points = 10_000\n\n# Generate two normal distributions\ndataset1 = np.random.normal(0, 1, size=N_points)\ndataset2 = np.random.normal(1, 2, size=N_points)\n\n# Use a constant bin width to make the two histograms easier to compare visually\nbin_width = 0.25\nbins = np.arange(np.min([dataset1, dataset2]),\n np.max([dataset1, dataset2]) + bin_width, bin_width)\n\nfig, ax = plt.subplots()\n\n# Plot the first histogram\nax.hist(dataset1, bins=bins, label=\"Dataset 1\")\n\n# Plot the second histogram\n# (notice the negative weights, which flip the histogram upside down)\nax.hist(dataset2, weights=-np.ones_like(dataset2), bins=bins, label=\"Dataset 2\")\nax.axhline(0, color=\"k\")\nax.legend()\n\nplt.show()" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ ".. tags:: plot-type: histogram, domain: statistics, purpose: showcase\n\n" ] } ], "metadata": { "kernelspec": { "display_name": "Python 3", "language": "python", "name": "python3" }, "language_info": { "codemirror_mode": { "name": "ipython", "version": 3 }, "file_extension": ".py", "mimetype": "text/x-python", "name": "python", "nbconvert_exporter": "python", "pygments_lexer": "ipython3", "version": "3.13.2" } }, "nbformat": 4, "nbformat_minor": 0 }