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Statistical visualization on matplotlib + pandas. Distributions (histplot, kdeplot, violin, box), relational (scatter, line), categorical, regression, correlation heatmaps. Auto aggregation/CIs. Use plotly for interactive; matplotlib for low-level.

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Seaborn — Statistical Visualization

Overview

Seaborn is a Python visualization library for creating publication-quality statistical graphics with minimal code. It works directly with pandas DataFrames, provides automatic statistical estimation (means, CIs, KDE), and offers attractive default themes. Built on matplotlib for full customization access.

When to Use

Creating distribution plots (histograms, KDE, violin plots, box plots) for data exploration
Visualizing relationships between variables with automatic trend fitting and confidence intervals
Comparing distributions across categorical groups (treatment vs control, tissue types)
Generating correlation heatmaps and clustered heatmaps
Quick exploratory data analysis with pairplot for all pairwise relationships
Multi-panel figures with automatic faceting by categorical variables
For interactive plots with hover/zoom, use plotly instead
For low-level figure control or custom layouts, use matplotlib directly

Prerequisites

pip install seaborn matplotlib pandas

Quick Start

import seaborn as sns
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import pandas as pd

df = sns.load_dataset("tips")
sns.scatterplot(data=df, x="total_bill", y="tip", hue="day", style="time")
plt.title("Tips by Day and Time")
plt.tight_layout()
plt.savefig("scatter.png", dpi=150)
print("Saved scatter.png")

Core API

1. Distribution Plots

Visualize univariate and bivariate distributions.

import seaborn as sns
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

df = sns.load_dataset("tips")

# Histogram with density normalization
fig, axes = plt.subplots(1, 3, figsize=(15, 4))

sns.histplot(data=df, x="total_bill", hue="time", stat="density",
             multiple="stack", ax=axes[0])
axes[0].set_title("Histogram")

# KDE (smooth density estimate)
sns.kdeplot(data=df, x="total_bill", hue="time", fill=True,
            bw_adjust=0.8, ax=axes[1])
axes[1].set_title("KDE")

# ECDF (empirical cumulative distribution)
sns.ecdfplot(data=df, x="total_bill", hue="time", ax=axes[2])
axes[2].set_title("ECDF")

plt.tight_layout()
plt.savefig("distributions.png", dpi=150)
print("Saved distributions.png")

# Bivariate KDE with contours
sns.kdeplot(data=df, x="total_bill", y="tip", fill=True,
            levels=5, thresh=0.1, cmap="mako")
plt.title("Bivariate KDE")
plt.savefig("bivariate_kde.png", dpi=150)

2. Categorical Plots

Compare distributions or estimates across discrete categories.

import seaborn as sns
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

df = sns.load_dataset("tips")
fig, axes = plt.subplots(1, 3, figsize=(15, 4))

# Box plot — quartiles and outliers
sns.boxplot(data=df, x="day", y="total_bill", hue="sex",
            dodge=True, ax=axes[0])
axes[0].set_title("Box Plot")

# Violin plot — KDE + quartiles
sns.violinplot(data=df, x="day", y="total_bill", hue="sex",
               split=True, inner="quart", ax=axes[1])
axes[1].set_title("Violin Plot")

# Bar plot — mean with CI
sns.barplot(data=df, x="day", y="total_bill", hue="sex",
            estimator="mean", errorbar="ci", ax=axes[2])
axes[2].set_title("Bar Plot (mean ± 95% CI)")

plt.tight_layout()
plt.savefig("categorical.png", dpi=150)
print("Saved categorical.png")

# Swarm plot — all individual observations, non-overlapping
sns.swarmplot(data=df, x="day", y="total_bill", hue="sex", dodge=True)
plt.title("Swarm Plot")
plt.savefig("swarm.png", dpi=150)

3. Relational Plots

Explore relationships between continuous variables.

import seaborn as sns
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

df = sns.load_dataset("tips")

# Scatter with multiple semantic mappings
sns.scatterplot(data=df, x="total_bill", y="tip",
                hue="day", size="size", style="time")
plt.title("Scatter with Multi-Encoding")
plt.savefig("relational.png", dpi=150)

# Line plot with automatic aggregation and CI
fmri = sns.load_dataset("fmri")
sns.lineplot(data=fmri, x="timepoint", y="signal",
             hue="region", style="event", errorbar="sd")
plt.title("Line Plot (mean ± SD)")
plt.savefig("lineplot.png", dpi=150)

4. Regression Plots

Fit and visualize linear models.

import seaborn as sns
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

df = sns.load_dataset("tips")

fig, axes = plt.subplots(1, 2, figsize=(12, 4))

# Linear regression with CI band
sns.regplot(data=df, x="total_bill", y="tip", ci=95, ax=axes[0])
axes[0].set_title("Linear Regression")

# Residual plot (check model assumptions)
sns.residplot(data=df, x="total_bill", y="tip", ax=axes[1])
axes[1].set_title("Residuals")

plt.tight_layout()
plt.savefig("regression.png", dpi=150)
print("Saved regression.png")

5. Matrix Plots

Visualize rectangular data (correlations, heatmaps).

import seaborn as sns
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np

# Correlation heatmap
df = sns.load_dataset("tips")
corr = df.select_dtypes(include=[np.number]).corr()

sns.heatmap(corr, annot=True, fmt=".2f", cmap="coolwarm",
            center=0, square=True, linewidths=0.5)
plt.title("Correlation Heatmap")
plt.tight_layout()
plt.savefig("heatmap.png", dpi=150)
print("Saved heatmap.png")

# Clustered heatmap with hierarchical clustering
flights = sns.load_dataset("flights").pivot(index="month", columns="year", values="passengers")
sns.clustermap(flights, cmap="viridis", standard_scale=1,
               figsize=(10, 8), linewidths=0.5)
plt.savefig("clustermap.png", dpi=150)

6. Figure-Level Functions and Faceting

Create multi-panel figures with automatic faceting.

import seaborn as sns

df = sns.load_dataset("tips")

# relplot — faceted scatter/line plots
g = sns.relplot(data=df, x="total_bill", y="tip",
                col="time", row="sex", hue="smoker",
                kind="scatter", height=3, aspect=1.2)
g.set_axis_labels("Total Bill ($)", "Tip ($)")
g.savefig("faceted_scatter.png", dpi=150)
print("Saved faceted_scatter.png")

# catplot — faceted categorical plots
g = sns.catplot(data=df, x="day", y="total_bill",
                col="time", kind="box", height=4, aspect=1)
g.set_titles("{col_name}")
g.savefig("faceted_boxplot.png", dpi=150)

7. Exploratory Grids (pairplot, jointplot)

Quickly explore all pairwise relationships.

import seaborn as sns

iris = sns.load_dataset("iris")

# Pairplot — matrix of pairwise relationships
g = sns.pairplot(iris, hue="species", corner=True,
                 diag_kind="kde", plot_kws={"alpha": 0.6})
g.savefig("pairplot.png", dpi=150)
print("Saved pairplot.png")

# Joint plot — bivariate + marginal distributions
g = sns.jointplot(data=iris, x="sepal_length", y="petal_length",
                  hue="species", kind="scatter")
g.savefig("jointplot.png", dpi=150)

Key Concepts

Figure-Level vs Axes-Level Functions

Understanding this distinction is critical for composing seaborn with matplotlib:

Feature	Axes-Level	Figure-Level
Examples	`scatterplot`, `histplot`, `boxplot`, `heatmap`	`relplot`, `displot`, `catplot`, `lmplot`
Returns	`matplotlib.axes.Axes`	`FacetGrid` / `JointGrid` / `PairGrid`
Faceting	Manual (create subplots yourself)	Built-in (`col`, `row` params)
Sizing	`figsize` on parent figure	`height` + `aspect` per subplot
Placement	`ax=` parameter	Cannot be placed in existing figure
Use when	Combining with other plot types, custom layouts	Quick faceted views, exploratory analysis

# Axes-level: embed in custom layout
fig, axes = plt.subplots(1, 2, figsize=(12, 5))
sns.boxplot(data=df, x="day", y="tip", ax=axes[0])
sns.scatterplot(data=df, x="total_bill", y="tip", ax=axes[1])

Data Format: Long vs Wide

Seaborn strongly prefers long-form (tidy) data where each variable is a column:

# Long-form (preferred) — works with all functions
#    subject  condition  value
# 0        1    control   10.5
# 1        1  treatment   12.3

# Wide-form — works with some functions (heatmap, lineplot)
#    control  treatment
# 0     10.5       12.3

# Convert wide → long
df_long = df.melt(var_name="condition", value_name="value")

Common Workflows

Workflow 1: Exploratory Data Analysis

Goal: Quickly survey a new dataset's distributions and relationships.

import seaborn as sns
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np

df = sns.load_dataset("penguins").dropna()

# 1. Pairwise relationships
g = sns.pairplot(df, hue="species", corner=True)
g.savefig("eda_pairplot.png", dpi=150)

# 2. Correlation heatmap
fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(8, 6))
corr = df.select_dtypes(include=[np.number]).corr()
sns.heatmap(corr, annot=True, fmt=".2f", cmap="coolwarm", center=0, ax=ax)
ax.set_title("Feature Correlations")
plt.tight_layout()
plt.savefig("eda_corr.png", dpi=150)

# 3. Distribution by group
g = sns.displot(df, x="flipper_length_mm", hue="species",
                kind="kde", fill=True, col="sex", height=4)
g.savefig("eda_dist.png", dpi=150)
print("EDA figures saved")

Workflow 2: Publication-Quality Figure

Goal: Create a polished multi-panel figure for a paper.

import seaborn as sns
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

sns.set_theme(style="ticks", context="paper", font_scale=1.1)
df = sns.load_dataset("penguins").dropna()

fig, axes = plt.subplots(1, 3, figsize=(12, 4))

# Panel A: Box plot
sns.boxplot(data=df, x="species", y="body_mass_g", hue="sex",
            palette="Set2", ax=axes[0])
axes[0].set_ylabel("Body Mass (g)")
axes[0].set_title("A", loc="left", fontweight="bold")

# Panel B: Scatter with regression
sns.regplot(data=df, x="flipper_length_mm", y="body_mass_g",
            scatter_kws={"alpha": 0.5, "s": 20}, ax=axes[1])
axes[1].set_xlabel("Flipper Length (mm)")
axes[1].set_ylabel("Body Mass (g)")
axes[1].set_title("B", loc="left", fontweight="bold")

# Panel C: Violin plot
sns.violinplot(data=df, x="species", y="bill_length_mm",
               inner="quart", palette="muted", ax=axes[2])
axes[2].set_ylabel("Bill Length (mm)")
axes[2].set_title("C", loc="left", fontweight="bold")

sns.despine(trim=True)
plt.tight_layout()
plt.savefig("figure_pub.pdf", dpi=300, bbox_inches="tight")
plt.savefig("figure_pub.png", dpi=300, bbox_inches="tight")
print("Publication figure saved as PDF and PNG")

Key Parameters

Parameter	Function	Default	Range / Options	Effect
`hue`	All plot functions	None	Column name	Color-encode a categorical/continuous variable
`style`	`scatterplot`, `lineplot`	None	Column name	Marker/line style encoding
`size`	`scatterplot`, `lineplot`	None	Column name	Point/line size encoding
`col` / `row`	Figure-level only	None	Column name	Create faceted subplots
`col_wrap`	Figure-level only	None	int	Max columns before wrapping
`estimator`	`barplot`, `pointplot`	`"mean"`	`"mean"`, `"median"`, callable	Aggregation function
`errorbar`	`barplot`, `lineplot`	`("ci", 95)`	`"ci"`, `"sd"`, `"se"`, `"pi"`	Error bar type
`stat`	`histplot`	`"count"`	`"count"`, `"frequency"`, `"density"`, `"probability"`	Histogram normalization
`bw_adjust`	`kdeplot`, `violinplot`	`1.0`	`0.1`–`3.0`	KDE bandwidth multiplier (higher=smoother)
`multiple`	`histplot`, `kdeplot`	`"layer"`	`"layer"`, `"stack"`, `"dodge"`, `"fill"`	How to handle overlapping hue groups
`kind`	`relplot`, `catplot`, `displot`	varies	P

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---
name: seaborn-statistical-visualization
description: "Statistical visualization on matplotlib + pandas. Distributions (histplot, kdeplot, violin, box), relational (scatter, line), categorical, regression, correlation heatmaps. Auto aggregation/CIs. Use plotly for interactive; matplotlib for low-level."
license: BSD-3-Clause
---

# Seaborn — Statistical Visualization

## Overview

Seaborn is a Python visualization library for creating publication-quality statistical graphics with minimal code. It works directly with pandas DataFrames, provides automatic statistical estimation (means, CIs, KDE), and offers attractive default themes. Built on matplotlib for full customization access.

## When to Use

- Creating distribution plots (histograms, KDE, violin plots, box plots) for data exploration
- Visualizing relationships between variables with automatic trend fitting and confidence intervals
- Comparing distributions across categorical groups (treatment vs control, tissue types)
- Generating correlation heatmaps and clustered heatmaps
- Quick exploratory data analysis with `pairplot` for all pairwise relationships
- Multi-panel figures with automatic faceting by categorical variables
- For **interactive plots** with hover/zoom, use plotly instead
- For **low-level figure control** or custom layouts, use matplotlib directly

## Prerequisites

```bash
pip install seaborn matplotlib pandas
```

## Quick Start

```python
import seaborn as sns
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import pandas as pd

df = sns.load_dataset("tips")
sns.scatterplot(data=df, x="total_bill", y="tip", hue="day", style="time")
plt.title("Tips by Day and Time")
plt.tight_layout()
plt.savefig("scatter.png", dpi=150)
print("Saved scatter.png")
```

## Core API

### 1. Distribution Plots

Visualize univariate and bivariate distributions.

```python
import seaborn as sns
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

df = sns.load_dataset("tips")

# Histogram with density normalization
fig, axes = plt.subplots(1, 3, figsize=(15, 4))

sns.histplot(data=df, x="total_bill", hue="time", stat="density",
             multiple="stack", ax=axes[0])
axes[0].set_title("Histogram")

# KDE (smooth density estimate)
sns.kdeplot(data=df, x="total_bill", hue="time", fill=True,
            bw_adjust=0.8, ax=axes[1])
axes[1].set_title("KDE")

# ECDF (empirical cumulative distribution)
sns.ecdfplot(data=df, x="total_bill", hue="time", ax=axes[2])
axes[2].set_title("ECDF")

plt.tight_layout()
plt.savefig("distributions.png", dpi=150)
print("Saved distributions.png")
```

```python
# Bivariate KDE with contours
sns.kdeplot(data=df, x="total_bill", y="tip", fill=True,
            levels=5, thresh=0.1, cmap="mako")
plt.title("Bivariate KDE")
plt.savefig("bivariate_kde.png", dpi=150)
```

### 2. Categorical Plots

Compare distributions or estimates across discrete categories.

```python
import seaborn as sns
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

df = sns.load_dataset("tips")
fig, axes = plt.subplots(1, 3, figsize=(15, 4))

# Box plot — quartiles and outliers
sns.boxplot(data=df, x="day", y="total_bill", hue="sex",
            dodge=True, ax=axes[0])
axes[0].set_title("Box Plot")

# Violin plot — KDE + quartiles
sns.violinplot(data=df, x="day", y="total_bill", hue="sex",
               split=True, inner="quart", ax=axes[1])
axes[1].set_title("Violin Plot")

# Bar plot — mean with CI
sns.barplot(data=df, x="day", y="total_bill", hue="sex",
            estimator="mean", errorbar="ci", ax=axes[2])
axes[2].set_title("Bar Plot (mean ± 95% CI)")

plt.tight_layout()
plt.savefig("categorical.png", dpi=150)
print("Saved categorical.png")
```

```python
# Swarm plot — all individual observations, non-overlapping
sns.swarmplot(data=df, x="day", y="total_bill", hue="sex", dodge=True)
plt.title("Swarm Plot")
plt.savefig("swarm.png", dpi=150)
```

### 3. Relational Plots

Explore relationships between continuous variables.

```python
import seaborn as sns
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

df = sns.load_dataset("tips")

# Scatter with multiple semantic mappings
sns.scatterplot(data=df, x="total_bill", y="tip",
                hue="day", size="size", style="time")
plt.title("Scatter with Multi-Encoding")
plt.savefig("relational.png", dpi=150)
```

```python
# Line plot with automatic aggregation and CI
fmri = sns.load_dataset("fmri")
sns.lineplot(data=fmri, x="timepoint", y="signal",
             hue="region", style="event", errorbar="sd")
plt.title("Line Plot (mean ± SD)")
plt.savefig("lineplot.png", dpi=150)
```

### 4. Regression Plots

Fit and visualize linear models.

```python
import seaborn as sns
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

df = sns.load_dataset("tips")

fig, axes = plt.subplots(1, 2, figsize=(12, 4))

# Linear regression with CI band
sns.regplot(data=df, x="total_bill", y="tip", ci=95, ax=axes[0])
axes[0].set_title("Linear Regression")

# Residual plot (check model assumptions)
sns.residplot(data=df, x="total_bill", y="tip", ax=axes[1])
axes[1].set_title("Residuals")

plt.tight_layout()
plt.savefig("regression.png", dpi=150)
print("Saved regression.png")
```

### 5. Matrix Plots

Visualize rectangular data (correlations, heatmaps).

```python
import seaborn as sns
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np

# Correlation heatmap
df = sns.load_dataset("tips")
corr = df.select_dtypes(include=[np.number]).corr()

sns.heatmap(corr, annot=True, fmt=".2f", cmap="coolwarm",
            center=0, square=True, linewidths=0.5)
plt.title("Correlation Heatmap")
plt.tight_layout()
plt.savefig("heatmap.png", dpi=150)
print("Saved heatmap.png")
```

```python
# Clustered heatmap with hierarchical clustering
flights = sns.load_dataset("flights").pivot(index="month", columns="year", values="passengers")
sns.clustermap(flights, cmap="viridis", standard_scale=1,
               figsize=(10, 8), linewidths=0.5)
plt.savefig("clustermap.png", dpi=150)
```

### 6. Figure-Level Functions and Faceting

Create multi-panel figures with automatic faceting.

```python
import seaborn as sns

df = sns.load_dataset("tips")

# relplot — faceted scatter/line plots
g = sns.relplot(data=df, x="total_bill", y="tip",
                col="time", row="sex", hue="smoker",
                kind="scatter", height=3, aspect=1.2)
g.set_axis_labels("Total Bill ($)", "Tip ($)")
g.savefig("faceted_scatter.png", dpi=150)
print("Saved faceted_scatter.png")
```

```python
# catplot — faceted categorical plots
g = sns.catplot(data=df, x="day", y="total_bill",
                col="time", kind="box", height=4, aspect=1)
g.set_titles("{col_name}")
g.savefig("faceted_boxplot.png", dpi=150)
```

### 7. Exploratory Grids (pairplot, jointplot)

Quickly explore all pairwise relationships.

```python
import seaborn as sns

iris = sns.load_dataset("iris")

# Pairplot — matrix of pairwise relationships
g = sns.pairplot(iris, hue="species", corner=True,
                 diag_kind="kde", plot_kws={"alpha": 0.6})
g.savefig("pairplot.png", dpi=150)
print("Saved pairplot.png")
```

```python
# Joint plot — bivariate + marginal distributions
g = sns.jointplot(data=iris, x="sepal_length", y="petal_length",
                  hue="species", kind="scatter")
g.savefig("jointplot.png", dpi=150)
```

## Key Concepts

### Figure-Level vs Axes-Level Functions

Understanding this distinction is critical for composing seaborn with matplotlib:

| Feature | Axes-Level | Figure-Level |
|---------|-----------|--------------|
| **Examples** | `scatterplot`, `histplot`, `boxplot`, `heatmap` | `relplot`, `displot`, `catplot`, `lmplot` |
| **Returns** | `matplotlib.axes.Axes` | `FacetGrid` / `JointGrid` / `PairGrid` |
| **Faceting** | Manual (create subplots yourself) | Built-in (`col`, `row` params) |
| **Sizing** | `figsize` on parent figure | `height` + `aspect` per subplot |
| **Placement** | `ax=` parameter | Cannot be placed in existing figure |
| **Use when** | Combining with other plot types, custom layouts | Quick faceted views, exploratory analysis |

```python
# Axes-level: embed in custom layout
fig, axes = plt.subplots(1, 2, figsize=(12, 5))
sns.boxplot(data=df, x="day", y="tip", ax=axes[0])
sns.scatterplot(data=df, x="total_bill", y="tip", ax=axes[1])
```

### Data Format: Long vs Wide

Seaborn strongly prefers **long-form** (tidy) data where each variable is a column:

```python
# Long-form (preferred) — works with all functions
#    subject  condition  value
# 0        1    control   10.5
# 1        1  treatment   12.3

# Wide-form — works with some functions (heatmap, lineplot)
#    control  treatment
# 0     10.5       12.3

# Convert wide → long
df_long = df.melt(var_name="condition", value_name="value")
```

## Common Workflows

### Workflow 1: Exploratory Data Analysis

**Goal**: Quickly survey a new dataset's distributions and relationships.

```python
import seaborn as sns
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np

df = sns.load_dataset("penguins").dropna()

# 1. Pairwise relationships
g = sns.pairplot(df, hue="species", corner=True)
g.savefig("eda_pairplot.png", dpi=150)

# 2. Correlation heatmap
fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(8, 6))
corr = df.select_dtypes(include=[np.number]).corr()
sns.heatmap(corr, annot=True, fmt=".2f", cmap="coolwarm", center=0, ax=ax)
ax.set_title("Feature Correlations")
plt.tight_layout()
plt.savefig("eda_corr.png", dpi=150)

# 3. Distribution by group
g = sns.displot(df, x="flipper_length_mm", hue="species",
                kind="kde", fill=True, col="sex", height=4)
g.savefig("eda_dist.png", dpi=150)
print("EDA figures saved")
```

### Workflow 2: Publication-Quality Figure

**Goal**: Create a polished multi-panel figure for a paper.

```python
import seaborn as sns
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

sns.set_theme(style="ticks", context="paper", font_scale=1.1)
df = sns.load_dataset("penguins").dropna()

fig, axes = plt.subplots(1, 3, figsize=(12, 4))

# Panel A: Box plot
sns.boxplot(data=df, x="species", y="body_mass_g", hue="sex",
            palette="Set2", ax=axes[0])
axes[0].set_ylabel("Body Mass (g)")
axes[0].set_title("A", loc="left", fontweight="bold")

# Panel B: Scatter with regression
sns.regplot(data=df, x="flipper_length_mm", y="body_mass_g",
            scatter_kws={"alpha": 0.5, "s": 20}, ax=axes[1])
axes[1].set_xlabel("Flipper Length (mm)")
axes[1].set_ylabel("Body Mass (g)")
axes[1].set_title("B", loc="left", fontweight="bold")

# Panel C: Violin plot
sns.violinplot(data=df, x="species", y="bill_length_mm",
               inner="quart", palette="muted", ax=axes[2])
axes[2].set_ylabel("Bill Length (mm)")
axes[2].set_title("C", loc="left", fontweight="bold")

sns.despine(trim=True)
plt.tight_layout()
plt.savefig("figure_pub.pdf", dpi=300, bbox_inches="tight")
plt.savefig("figure_pub.png", dpi=300, bbox_inches="tight")
print("Publication figure saved as PDF and PNG")
```

## Key Parameters

| Parameter | Function | Default | Range / Options | Effect |
|-----------|----------|---------|-----------------|--------|
| `hue` | All plot functions | None | Column name | Color-encode a categorical/continuous variable |
| `style` | `scatterplot`, `lineplot` | None | Column name | Marker/line style encoding |
| `size` | `scatterplot`, `lineplot` | None | Column name | Point/line size encoding |
| `col` / `row` | Figure-level only | None | Column name | Create faceted subplots |
| `col_wrap` | Figure-level only | None | int | Max columns before wrapping |
| `estimator` | `barplot`, `pointplot` | `"mean"` | `"mean"`, `"median"`, callable | Aggregation function |
| `errorbar` | `barplot`, `lineplot` | `("ci", 95)` | `"ci"`, `"sd"`, `"se"`, `"pi"` | Error bar type |
| `stat` | `histplot` | `"count"` | `"count"`, `"frequency"`, `"density"`, `"probability"` | Histogram normalization |
| `bw_adjust` | `kdeplot`, `violinplot` | `1.0` | `0.1`–`3.0` | KDE bandwidth multiplier (higher=smoother) |
| `multiple` | `histplot`, `kdeplot` | `"layer"` | `"layer"`, `"stack"`, `"dodge"`, `"fill"` | How to handle overlapping hue groups |
| `kind` | `relplot`, `catplot`, `displot` | varies | P

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Source repository: jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills
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Seaborn — Statistical Visualization

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1. Distribution Plots

2. Categorical Plots

3. Relational Plots

4. Regression Plots

5. Matrix Plots

6. Figure-Level Functions and Faceting

7. Exploratory Grids (pairplot, jointplot)

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