EDA Python - 23-Candlestick_MPL_shares_1

The video tutorial introduces plotting share prices using Python, focusing on pandas and MPL finance. It guides viewers through downloading data from Yahoo Finance, preparing it in a Jupyter notebook, and importing necessary libraries. The tutorial covers reading CSV data into a DataFrame, inspecting and cleaning it, and setting the date as the index. It demonstrates basic plotting with MPL finance, including line and candlestick charts, and advanced customization options like moving averages and plot styles.

Which of the following libraries is NOT mentioned as necessary for plotting share prices in Python?

• pandas

• numpy

• matplotlib

• mplfinance

Where can you download historical share price data for Amazon?

• Reuters

• Bloomberg

• Yahoo Finance

• Google Finance

What is the first step in preparing the data for analysis?

• Checking for white spaces in column names

• Setting the date column as the index

• Importing the data into a DataFrame

• Converting the date column to a datetime object

How can you convert a date column to a datetime object in pandas?

• Using the parse_date function

• Using the convert_date function

• Using the strftime function

• Using the to_datetime function

Which type of plot is used to display the volume of share prices?

• Scatter plot

• Line plot

• Pie chart

• Bar plot

What type of chart is created by specifying 'candle' in the plot type?

• Line chart

• Bar chart

• Candlestick chart

• Area chart

How can you add a moving average to a plot in mplfinance?

• By setting the 'avg' parameter

• By setting the 'ma' parameter

• By setting the 'mav' parameter

• By setting the 'mean' parameter

What command is used to remove gaps between the plot and the axes?

• compact_axes=True

• no_gaps=True

• remove_gaps=True

• tight_layout=True

Which parameter is used to change the style of the plot?

• format

• style

• design

• theme

What is the purpose of the 'figratio' parameter in mplfinance?

• To change the plot type

• To add a title to the plot

• To adjust the size of the plot

• To change the color of the plot