Week 4 · Day 2 — The Analyst: matplotlib Fundamentals

Theme: The Analyst 📊 Today's focus: Turn data into charts — line graphs, bar charts, customization

Why Visualization?

Numbers in a table tell a story. But a good chart makes that story impossible to ignore.

When a scout or analyst walks into a meeting, they're not showing a spreadsheet. They're showing a chart. A properly built visualization communicates in seconds what a table takes minutes to understand.

Today you learn matplotlib — the standard Python charting library that everything else is built on top of.