scipy.stats._result_classes.FitResult.

plot#

FitResult.plot(ax=None, *, plot_type='hist')[source]#

Visually compare the data against the fitted distribution.

Available only if matplotlib is installed.

Parameters:
axmatplotlib.axes.Axes

Axes object to draw the plot onto, otherwise uses the current Axes.

plot_type{“hist”, “qq”, “pp”, “cdf”}

Type of plot to draw. Options include:

  • “hist”: Superposes the PDF/PMF of the fitted distribution over a normalized histogram of the data.

  • “qq”: Scatter plot of theoretical quantiles against the empirical quantiles. Specifically, the x-coordinates are the values of the fitted distribution PPF evaluated at the percentiles (np.arange(1, n) - 0.5)/n, where n is the number of data points, and the y-coordinates are the sorted data points.

  • “pp”: Scatter plot of theoretical percentiles against the observed percentiles. Specifically, the x-coordinates are the percentiles (np.arange(1, n) - 0.5)/n, where n is the number of data points, and the y-coordinates are the values of the fitted distribution CDF evaluated at the sorted data points.

  • “cdf”: Superposes the CDF of the fitted distribution over the empirical CDF. Specifically, the x-coordinates of the empirical CDF are the sorted data points, and the y-coordinates are the percentiles (np.arange(1, n) - 0.5)/n, where n is the number of data points.

Returns:
axmatplotlib.axes.Axes

The matplotlib Axes object on which the plot was drawn.

Examples

>>> import numpy as np
>>> from scipy import stats
>>> import matplotlib.pyplot as plt  # matplotlib must be installed
>>> rng = np.random.default_rng()
>>> data = stats.nbinom(5, 0.5).rvs(size=1000, random_state=rng)
>>> bounds = [(0, 30), (0, 1)]
>>> res = stats.fit(stats.nbinom, data, bounds)
>>> ax = res.plot()  # save matplotlib Axes object

The matplotlib.axes.Axes object can be used to customize the plot. See matplotlib.axes.Axes documentation for details.

>>> ax.set_xlabel('number of trials')  # customize axis label
>>> ax.get_children()[0].set_linewidth(5)  # customize line widths
>>> ax.legend()
>>> plt.show()
../../_images/scipy-stats-_result_classes-FitResult-plot-1.png
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