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🤖python-datavis: Missing Explanation for Violin Plot #14

Open clstaudt opened 4 months ago

clstaudt commented 4 months ago

Labels: documentation, clarification Priority: Medium

Description: The notebook introduces the violin plot without explaining what it represents or how to interpret it, which could leave readers unfamiliar with this type of plot at a disadvantage.

Suggestion: Add a markdown cell before the violin plot code cell that explains what a violin plot is, how it is constructed, and how to interpret the visualization. Include details about the KDE (Kernel Density Estimation) and how it compares to box plots and histograms.

Example Implementation:

Understanding Violin Plots

The violin plot is a method of plotting numeric data and can be understood as a combination of a box plot and a kernel density plot. It provides a visualization of the distribution of the data, its probability density, and its cumulative distribution.

Features of a violin plot:

Violin plots are particularly useful for comparing the distribution of data across multiple groups.