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EDA of beak length and depth

The beak length data are stored as bl_1975 and bl_2012, again with units of millimeters (mm). You still have the beak depth data stored in bd_1975 and bd_2012. Make scatter plots of beak depth (y-axis) versus beak length (x-axis) for the 1975 and 2012 specimens.

This exercise is part of the course

Statistical Thinking in Python (Part 2)

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Exercise instructions

  • Make a scatter plot of the 1975 data. Use the color='blue' keyword argument. Also use an alpha=0.5 keyword argument to have transparency in case data points overlap.
  • Do the same for the 2012 data, but use the color='red' keyword argument.
  • Add a legend and label the axes.
  • Show your plot.

Hands-on interactive exercise

Have a go at this exercise by completing this sample code.

# Make scatter plot of 1975 data
_ = ____(____, ____, marker='.',
             linestyle='None', ____, ____)

# Make scatter plot of 2012 data
_ = ____(____, ____, marker='.',
            linestyle='None', ____, ____)

# Label axes and make legend
_ = plt.____('beak length (mm)')
_ = plt.____('beak depth (mm)')
_ = plt.____(('1975', '2012'), loc='upper left')

# Show the plot
____
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