numpy.histogram2d¶

numpy.histogram2d(x, y, bins=10, range=None, normed=False, weights=None)[source]¶

Compute the bi-dimensional histogram of two data samples.

Parameters:

Parameters:	x : array_like, shape (N,) An array containing the x coordinates of the points to be histogrammed. y : array_like, shape (N,) An array containing the y coordinates of the points to be histogrammed. bins : int or array_like or [int, int] or [array, array], optional The bin specification: If int, the number of bins for the two dimensions (nx=ny=bins). If array_like, the bin edges for the two dimensions (x_edges=y_edges=bins). If [int, int], the number of bins in each dimension (nx, ny = bins). If [array, array], the bin edges in each dimension (x_edges, y_edges = bins). A combination [int, array] or [array, int], where int is the number of bins and array is the bin edges. range : array_like, shape(2,2), optional The leftmost and rightmost edges of the bins along each dimension (if not specified explicitly in the bins parameters): `[[xmin, xmax], [ymin, ymax]]`. All values outside of this range will be considered outliers and not tallied in the histogram. normed : bool, optional If False, returns the number of samples in each bin. If True, returns the bin density `bin_count / sample_count / bin_area`. weights : array_like, shape(N,), optional An array of values `w_i` weighing each sample `(x_i, y_i)`. Weights are normalized to 1 if normed is True. If normed is False, the values of the returned histogram are equal to the sum of the weights belonging to the samples falling into each bin.
Returns:	H : ndarray, shape(nx, ny) The bi-dimensional histogram of samples x and y. Values in x are histogrammed along the first dimension and values in y are histogrammed along the second dimension. xedges : ndarray, shape(nx,) The bin edges along the first dimension. yedges : ndarray, shape(ny,) The bin edges along the second dimension.

x : array_like, shape (N,)

An array containing the x coordinates of the points to be histogrammed.

y : array_like, shape (N,)

An array containing the y coordinates of the points to be histogrammed.

bins : int or array_like or [int, int] or [array, array], optional

The bin specification:

If int, the number of bins for the two dimensions (nx=ny=bins).

If array_like, the bin edges for the two dimensions (x_edges=y_edges=bins).

If [int, int], the number of bins in each dimension (nx, ny = bins).

If [array, array], the bin edges in each dimension (x_edges, y_edges = bins).

A combination [int, array] or [array, int], where int is the number of bins and array is the bin edges.

range : array_like, shape(2,2), optional

The leftmost and rightmost edges of the bins along each dimension (if not specified explicitly in the bins parameters): [[xmin, xmax], [ymin, ymax]]. All values outside of this range will be considered outliers and not tallied in the histogram.

normed : bool, optional

If False, returns the number of samples in each bin. If True, returns the bin density bin_count / sample_count / bin_area.

weights : array_like, shape(N,), optional

An array of values w_i weighing each sample (x_i, y_i). Weights are normalized to 1 if normed is True. If normed is False, the values of the returned histogram are equal to the sum of the weights belonging to the samples falling into each bin.

Returns:

H : ndarray, shape(nx, ny)

The bi-dimensional histogram of samples x and y. Values in x are histogrammed along the first dimension and values in y are histogrammed along the second dimension.

xedges : ndarray, shape(nx,)

The bin edges along the first dimension.

yedges : ndarray, shape(ny,)

The bin edges along the second dimension.

See also

histogram: 1D histogram
histogramdd: Multidimensional histogram

Notes

When normed is True, then the returned histogram is the sample density, defined such that the sum over bins of the product bin_value * bin_area is 1.

Please note that the histogram does not follow the Cartesian convention where x values are on the abscissa and y values on the ordinate axis. Rather, x is histogrammed along the first dimension of the array (vertical), and y along the second dimension of the array (horizontal). This ensures compatibility with histogramdd.

Examples

>>> import matplotlib as mpl
>>> import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

Construct a 2D-histogram with variable bin width. First define the bin edges:

>>> xedges = [0, 1, 1.5, 3, 5]
>>> yedges = [0, 2, 3, 4, 6]

Next we create a histogram H with random bin content:

>>> x = np.random.normal(3, 1, 100)
>>> y = np.random.normal(1, 1, 100)
>>> H, xedges, yedges = np.histogram2d(y, x, bins=(xedges, yedges))

Or we fill the histogram H with a determined bin content:

>>> H = np.ones((4, 4)).cumsum().reshape(4, 4)
>>> print H[::-1]  # This shows the bin content in the order as plotted
[[ 13.  14.  15.  16.]
 [  9.  10.  11.  12.]
 [  5.   6.   7.   8.]
 [  1.   2.   3.   4.]]

Imshow can only do an equidistant representation of bins:

>>> fig = plt.figure(figsize=(7, 3))
>>> ax = fig.add_subplot(131)
>>> ax.set_title('imshow: equidistant')
>>> im = plt.imshow(H, interpolation='nearest', origin='low',
                extent=[xedges[0], xedges[-1], yedges[0], yedges[-1]])

pcolormesh can display exact bin edges:

>>> ax = fig.add_subplot(132)
>>> ax.set_title('pcolormesh: exact bin edges')
>>> X, Y = np.meshgrid(xedges, yedges)
>>> ax.pcolormesh(X, Y, H)
>>> ax.set_aspect('equal')

NonUniformImage displays exact bin edges with interpolation:

>>> ax = fig.add_subplot(133)
>>> ax.set_title('NonUniformImage: interpolated')
>>> im = mpl.image.NonUniformImage(ax, interpolation='bilinear')
>>> xcenters = xedges[:-1] + 0.5 * (xedges[1:] - xedges[:-1])
>>> ycenters = yedges[:-1] + 0.5 * (yedges[1:] - yedges[:-1])
>>> im.set_data(xcenters, ycenters, H)
>>> ax.images.append(im)
>>> ax.set_xlim(xedges[0], xedges[-1])
>>> ax.set_ylim(yedges[0], yedges[-1])
>>> ax.set_aspect('equal')
>>> plt.show()

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