Exploring more data visualization techniques

We saw how easy it is to work with Plotly Express and how powerful it can be. We also saw the extensive options available for us. At the same time, we are constrained by the requirement to have our data in a certain format, which Plotly Express cannot help with. This is where we have to step in as data scientists.

We covered four main chart types, and this is a very small subset of what's available. As mentioned at the beginning of the chapter, visualization works in a couple of ways. You might be required to produce a certain chart, so you end up having to learn about it. Or, you might learn about a new chart, and it then inspires you to better summarize certain types of data for certain use cases.

You might learn about new types of charts based on the geometric shapes/attributes they use, such as pie charts or dot plots. You can also explore them based on their usage; for example, there are statistical and financial charts....