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Pandas Series: plot.kde() function

Series-plot.kde() function

In statistics, kernel density estimation (KDE) is a non-parametric way to estimate the probability density function (PDF) of a random variable. This function uses Gaussian kernels and includes automatic bandwidth determination.

The plot.kde() function is used to generate Kernel Density Estimate plot using Gaussian kernels.

Syntax:

Series.plot.kde(self, bw_method=None, ind=None, **kwargs)

Parameters:

Name Description Type/Default Value Required / Optional
bw_method The method used to calculate the estimator bandwidth. This can be 'scott', 'silverman', a scalar constant or a callable. If None (default), ‘scott’ is used. str, scalar or callable Optional
ind Evaluation points for the estimated PDF. If None (default), 1000 equally spaced points are used. If ind is a NumPy array, the KDE is evaluated at the points passed. If ind is an integer, ind number of equally spaced points are used. NumPy array or integer Optional
**kwds Additional keyword arguments are documented in pandas.%(this-datatype)s.plot().   Optional

Returns: matplotlib.axes.Axes or numpy.ndarray of them

Example - Given a Series of points randomly sampled from an unknown distribution, estimate its PDF using KDE with automatic bandwidth determination and plot the results, evaluating them at 1000 equally spaced points (default):

Python-Pandas Code:

import numpy as np
import pandas as pd
s = pd.Series([2, 2.2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 5])
ax = s.plot.kde()

Output:

Pandas Series: plot.kde() function

Example - A scalar bandwidth can be specified. Using a small bandwidth value can lead to over-fitting, while using a large bandwidth value may result in under-fitting:

Python-Pandas Code:

import numpy as np
import pandas as pd
s = pd.Series([2, 2.2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 5])
ax = s.plot.kde(bw_method=0.2)

Output:

Pandas Series: plot.kde() function

Python-Pandas Code:

import numpy as np
import pandas as pd
s = pd.Series([2, 2.2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 5])
ax = s.plot.kde(bw_method=2)

Output:

Pandas Series: plot.kde() function

Example - Finally, the ind parameter determines the evaluation points for the plot of the estimated PDF:

Python-Pandas Code:

import numpy as np
import pandas as pd
s = pd.Series([2, 2.2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 5])
ax = s.plot.kde(ind=[2, 3, 4, 5, 6])

Output:

Pandas Series: plot.kde() function

Example - For DataFrame, it works in the same way:

Python-Pandas Code:

import numpy as np
import pandas as pd
df = pd.DataFrame({
    'x': [2, 2.2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 5],
    'y': [4, 3, 4.5, 4, 5, 5.5, 6],
})
ax = df.plot.kde()

Output:

Pandas Series: plot.kde() function

Example - A scalar bandwidth can be specified. Using a small bandwidth value can lead to over-fitting, while using a large bandwidth value may result in under-fitting:

Python-Pandas Code:

import numpy as np
import pandas as pd
df = pd.DataFrame({
    'x': [2, 2.2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 5],
    'y': [4, 3, 4.5, 4, 5, 5.5, 6],
})
ax = df.plot.kde(bw_method=0.3)

Output:

Pandas Series: plot.kde() function

Python-Pandas Code:

import numpy as np
import pandas as pd
df = pd.DataFrame({
    'x': [2, 2.2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 5],
    'y': [4, 3, 4.5, 4, 5, 5.5, 6],
})
ax = df.plot.kde(bw_method=3)

Output:

Pandas Series: plot.kde() function

Example - Finally, the ind parameter determines the evaluation points for the plot of the estimated PDF:

Python-Pandas Code:

import numpy as np
import pandas as pd
df = pd.DataFrame({
    'x': [2, 2.2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 5],
    'y': [4, 3, 4.5, 4, 5, 5.5, 6],
})
ax = df.plot.kde(ind=[2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7])

Output:

Pandas Series: plot.kde() function

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