Level up your data viz skills! In this quick tutorial, you’ll learn how to create a Hexbin (hexagonal binning) plot in Python using Matplotlib to visualize dense scatter data with clear color-coded density. We’ll cover why hexbin > scatter for large datasets, how to tune gridsize, add a colorbar, and style labels for publication-ready plots. Perfect for data science, ML, and EDA.
🎯 What you’ll learn
• What a hexbin plot is and when to use it
• Creating a hexbin plot with Matplotlib
• Tuning gridsize and colormap for readability
• Adding titles, labels, and a colorbar
🧰 Prerequisites
Python 3.x, NumPy, Matplotlib
⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:25 Why Hexbin
01:10 Setup & Data
02:05 Plot & Parameters
03:20 Colorbar & Labels
04:10 Tips & Wrap-up
📂 Code & notebook: in the description/pinned comment
📎 Sample libs: matplotlib, numpy
✅ Use cases: big scatter datasets, anomaly spotting, density visualization
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