Getting to know the data attribute

First, we start by adding a scatter plot using a very small and simple dataset. Later in the chapter, we will use our poverty dataset to create other plots. Once you have created your Figure object and assigned it to a variable, you have access to a large number of convenient methods for manipulating that object. The methods related to adding data traces all start with add_, followed by the type of chart we are adding, for example, add_scatter or add_bar.

Let's go through the full process of creating a scatter plot:

1. Import the graph_objects module:

   import plotly.graph_objects as go

2. Create an instance of a Figure object and assign it to a variable:

   fig = go.Figure()

3. Add a scatter trace. The minimum parameters required for this type of chart are two arrays for the x and y values. These can be provided as lists, tuples, NumPy arrays, or pandas Series:

   fig.add_scatter(x=[1, 2, 3], y=[4, 2, 3])

4. Display the resulting figure. You...