Customizing Seaborn plots with Matplotlib - Cheat Sheet & Quick Revision

Recall & Review

beginner

What is the relationship between Seaborn and Matplotlib when creating plots?

Seaborn is built on top of Matplotlib. It uses Matplotlib's functions to create plots but adds simpler syntax and nicer default styles. You can customize Seaborn plots further using Matplotlib commands.

beginner

How can you change the title font size of a Seaborn plot using Matplotlib?

After creating a Seaborn plot, use Matplotlib's plt.title() or ax.set_title() with the fontsize parameter to change the title size. For example: ax.set_title('My Title', fontsize=16).

beginner

Which Matplotlib object do you often get from a Seaborn plot to customize it?

You usually get an Axes object (often named ax) from Seaborn plotting functions. This object lets you customize labels, titles, ticks, and more using Matplotlib methods.

intermediate

How do you adjust the x-axis label rotation in a Seaborn plot using Matplotlib?

Use the Matplotlib method ax.set_xticklabels() with the rotation parameter. For example: ax.set_xticklabels(ax.get_xticklabels(), rotation=45) rotates labels 45 degrees.

beginner

What Matplotlib function helps you add grid lines to a Seaborn plot?

Use ax.grid(True) to add grid lines. You can customize grid style, color, and width with parameters like linestyle and linewidth.

What object do you get from a Seaborn plot to customize it with Matplotlib?

A Axes object

B Figure object

C DataFrame

D Series object

Seaborn plotting functions return an Axes object, which you can use to customize the plot with Matplotlib.

How do you change the font size of the plot title in a Seaborn plot?

A plt.title('Title', fontweight='bold')

B ax.set_title('Title', fontsize=12)

C sns.set_title('Title', size=12)

D ax.title('Title', font=12)

Use ax.set_title() with the fontsize parameter to change the title font size.

Which method rotates x-axis labels in a Seaborn plot?

A ax.set_xticklabels(ax.get_xticklabels(), rotation=45)

B ax.set_xticklabels(rotation=45)

C sns.rotate_labels(45)

D plt.xticks(rotation=90)

You must pass the current labels and set rotation: ax.set_xticklabels(ax.get_xticklabels(), rotation=45).

How do you add grid lines to a Seaborn plot?

A ax.add_grid()

B sns.grid(True)

C plt.gridlines()

D ax.grid(True)

Use ax.grid(True) to add grid lines using Matplotlib.

Seaborn plots can be customized using which library's functions?

A NumPy

B Pandas

C Matplotlib

D Scikit-learn

Seaborn is built on Matplotlib, so you customize plots using Matplotlib functions.

Explain how you would customize the title, axis labels, and grid lines of a Seaborn plot using Matplotlib.

Think about Matplotlib methods that control titles, labels, and grids.

Describe the steps to rotate x-axis labels in a Seaborn plot for better readability.

Rotation is a parameter in set_xticklabels method.