A Beginner’s Guide to Data Visualization with Seaborn in Python

Dr. Soumen Atta, Ph.D.
6 min readApr 26, 2023

In this tutorial, we will be discussing the sns package in Python, which is a popular data visualization library built on top of Matplotlib. Seaborn is known for its ability to create visually appealing and informative statistical graphics with just a few lines of code. This tutorial is aimed at beginners who want to learn how to use Seaborn for data visualization and analysis. We will cover the basic concepts of Seaborn, including how to create different types of plots such as scatter plots, line plots, bar plots, and histograms. By the end of this tutorial, you should have a good understanding of how to use Seaborn to create professional-looking visualizations of your data.

What is Seaborn?

Seaborn is a Python data visualization library based on Matplotlib. It provides a high-level interface for creating informative and visually appealing statistical graphics. Seaborn is built on top of Matplotlib and integrates well with Pandas data structures.

Installation

Seaborn can be installed using pip, the Python package manager:

pip install seaborn

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Dr. Soumen Atta, Ph.D.

I am a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Faculty of IT, University of Jyväskylä, Finland. You can find more about me on my homepage: https://www.soumenatta.com/