Python allows free creation of plots, unlike expensive, stagnant graphing calculators. Import NumPy and Matplotlib for basic linear and polynomial plots in Python. Seaborn lets you make ...

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But, unlike a bar chart, which uses length to relay position, Cleveland dot plots use position. William S. Cleveland created the notion of a continuous variable in his book Elements of Graphing Data.