histogram and a line

Mic · March 7, 2012, 8:28am

Hello,

I am able to draw a histogram with the following code:

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

hist_data = []

median = 249

f = plt.figure()

h = f.add_subplot(111)

h.hist(hist_data, bins=50, normed=True)

f.savefig(‘myhist.png’)

However, I don’t know how to draw a line for median at 249 position like in attachment.

Thank you in advance.

Jerzy_Karczmarczuk · March 7, 2012, 8:41am

Mic:

Hello,
I am able to draw a histogram with the following code:

…
h.hist(hist_data, bins=50, normed=True)

    However, I don't know how to draw a line for median at 249

position like in attachment.

Are your axes really matplotlib axes? (I have doubts, since the

vertical is not normed, although your histogram is).

In your real axes, the command plot([249,249],[0,height]) draws a

vertical line (there is a primitive vert. line as well), what is the
problem??

Jerzy Karczmarczuk

Mic · March 8, 2012, 6:54am

Hi Jerzy,

Thank you for your answer. With the code below I get only a green line (see attached line.png):

import numpy as np

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

hist_data = []

heigth = max(hist_data) + 10

mean = np.mean(hist_data)

f = plt.figure()

h = f.add_subplot(111)

h.hist(hist_data, bins=50, normed=True)

h.plot([mean,mean],[0,height])

f.savefig(‘myhist.png’)

without h.plot() I get a histogram (see attached matplot_hist.png).

How can I get the line and the histogram at the same time in the picture?

How is it possible to norm the vertical axis in order to get similar results like in this picture (see attached hist.png)?

Thank you in advance.

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On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 6:41 PM, Jerzy Karczmarczuk <jerzy.karczmarczuk@…4013…7…> wrote:

Mic:

Hello,
I am able to draw a histogram with the following code:

…
h.hist(hist_data, bins=50, normed=True)

    However, I don't know how to draw a line for median at 249

position like in attachment.

Are your axes really matplotlib axes? (I have doubts, since the
vertical is not normed, although your histogram is).
In your real axes, the command plot([249,249],[0,height]) draws a
vertical line (there is a primitive vert. line as well), what is the
problem??
Jerzy Karczmarczuk

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_Nicolas_P_Rougier · March 8, 2012, 8:26am

You need to specify the ylim because your height may be larger than your histogram and then you cannot see it.

Here is a script that reproduce your screenshot (with random data).

import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

plt.rc('xtick', direction = 'out')
plt.rc('ytick', direction = 'out')

data = np.random.normal(0,1,100)

fig = plt.figure(figsize=(8,6), dpi=72, facecolor='w')
axes = plt.subplot(111)
axes.axvline(np.mean(data), 0, data.max(), linewidth=2, color='red')
axes.hist(data, bins=50, normed=True)
axes.set_ylim(0, 1)
axes.set_xlim(-3, 3)

axes.spines['right'].set_color('none')
axes.spines['top'].set_color('none')
axes.xaxis.set_ticks_position('bottom')
axes.spines['bottom'].set_position(('data', -0.05))
axes.yaxis.set_ticks_position('left')
axes.spines['left'].set_position(('data',-3.25))

plt.show()

Nicolas

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On Mar 8, 2012, at 7:54 , Mic wrote:

Hi Jerzy,
Thank you for your answer. With the code below I get only a green line (see attached line.png):

import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

hist_data =

heigth = max(hist_data) + 10
mean = np.mean(hist_data)

f = plt.figure()
h = f.add_subplot(111)
h.hist(hist_data, bins=50, normed=True)
h.plot([mean,mean],[0,height])
f.savefig('myhist.png')

without h.plot() I get a histogram (see attached matplot_hist.png).

How can I get the line and the histogram at the same time in the picture?
How is it possible to norm the vertical axis in order to get similar results like in this picture (see attached hist.png)?

Thank you in advance.

On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 6:41 PM, Jerzy Karczmarczuk <jerzy.karczmarczuk@...878....3937...> wrote:
Mic:

Hello,
I am able to draw a histogram with the following code:

...
h.hist(hist_data, bins=50, normed=True)

However, I don't know how to draw a line for median at 249 position like in attachment.

Are your axes really matplotlib axes? (I have doubts, since the vertical is not normed, although your histogram is).

In your real axes, the command plot([249,249],[0,height]) draws a vertical line (there is a primitive vert. line as well), what is the problem??

Jerzy Karczmarczuk

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Jerzy_Karczmarczuk · March 8, 2012, 12:50pm

Nicolas Rougier, (to Mic, who can't see a histogram and a line simultaneously):

You need to specify the ylim because your height may be larger than your histogram and then you cannot see it.

I suspect something similar. The height of matplot_hist.png is 0.040. The line goes from 0 to 300. The histogram reduces to the bottom line. There is no immediate relation between max(hist_data) and the height of a *normed* histogram.

And, please, if you want to point out the difficulties in making your programs fulfil your aims, show the REAL, COMPLETE programs, perhaps with fake, random data, but without useless : "hist_data="

And don't call a mean: "median" or vice-versa...

Scaling the axes is easy. "ylim" should be changed, use also the "extent" parameter (see doc). Drawing axes shifted, as in hist.png is a bit more involved, and I don't know if you really want that as well.

Jerzy K.

_Paul_Hobson1 · March 8, 2012, 11:51pm

Jerzy et al,

Check out the axvline method (of pyplot or an axes object). You'll
only have to specify the x-value, and it'll won't rescale your y-axis.
-paul

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On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 4:50 AM, Jerzy Karczmarczuk <jerzy.karczmarczuk@...3937...> wrote:

Nicolas Rougier, (to Mic, who can't see a histogram and a line
simultaneously):

You need to specify the ylim because your height may be larger than your histogram and then you cannot see it.

I suspect something similar. The height of matplot_hist.png is 0.040.
The line goes from 0 to 300. The histogram reduces to the bottom line.
There is no immediate relation between max(hist_data) and the height of
a *normed* histogram.

And, please, if you want to point out the difficulties in making your
programs fulfil your aims, show the REAL, COMPLETE programs, perhaps
with fake, random data, but without useless : "hist_data="

And don't call a mean: "median" or vice-versa...

Scaling the axes is easy. "ylim" should be changed, use also the
"extent" parameter (see doc). Drawing axes shifted, as in hist.png is a
bit more involved, and I don't know if you really want that as well.

Jerzy K.

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