Matplotlib (Textbook MCQs)

Using matplotlib one can primarily generate

• Plots

• Histograms

• Bar Graphs

• Scatter Plots

• All of the above

The axis function can take which of the following arguments

• x_min

• y_min

• x_max

• y_max

• All of the above

The marker 'o' stands for

• circle

• Zero

• The letter 'O'

• None of the above

Which function is used to plot a histogram?

• plot

• hist

• pie

• all of the above

What argument plots a cumulative graph?

• cumulative

  
  (Typo in textbook. Mentioned as commutative)

• sum

• total

• None of the above

Answer explanation

You are required to show the cartesian coordinates in a plot. How will you do it?

• By passing two lists

• By passing a single list

• By passing pie

• None of the above

Which function is use to plot a bar plot in matplotlib?

• bar

• pie

• both

• None of the above

Which function is used to plot a bar?

• plt.bar

• plt.pie

• plt.hist

• None of the above

Which argument is used to set the widths of bars in the bar method?

• width

• w

• d

• None of the above

Answer explanation

Is width a scalar or a sequence?

• Scalar

• Sequence

• It can be both

• None of the above

Answer explanation

Scalar means a single value like 0.50 whereas sequence means an ordered collection of values like a array or a list [3, 5, 0.5]