Raincloud Plot
Flight Delay by Airline
Departure delay distribution across carriers
Output
Python
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import pandas as pd
import ptitprince as pt
np.random.seed(211)
BG_COLOR = '#ffffff'
TEXT_COLOR = '#1f2937'
COLORS = ['#276CF5', '#F54927', '#6CF527', '#F5B027']
airlines = ['Delta', 'United', 'Southwest', 'American']
data = pd.DataFrame({
'Delay': np.concatenate([
np.random.exponential(12, 100),
np.random.exponential(18, 95),
np.random.exponential(10, 110),
np.random.exponential(15, 90)
]),
'Airline': ['Delta']*100 + ['United']*95 + ['Southwest']*110 + ['American']*90
})
fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(10, 6), facecolor=BG_COLOR)
ax.set_facecolor(BG_COLOR)
pt.RainCloud(x='Airline', y='Delay', data=data, palette=COLORS,
bw=.2, width_viol=.6, ax=ax, orient='h', alpha=.65,
dodge=True, pointplot=False, move=.2)
ax.axvline(15, color='#ef4444', linestyle='--', alpha=0.6, linewidth=1.5)
ax.text(16, 3.5, 'On-Time Threshold', color='#ef4444', fontsize=9)
ax.set_xlabel('Delay (minutes)', fontsize=12, color=TEXT_COLOR, fontweight='500')
ax.set_ylabel('Airline', fontsize=12, color=TEXT_COLOR, fontweight='500')
ax.set_title('Flight Delays by Airline', fontsize=14, color=TEXT_COLOR, fontweight='bold', pad=15)
ax.tick_params(colors='#374151', labelsize=10)
for spine in ax.spines.values():
spine.set_color('#e5e7eb')
plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()
Library
Matplotlib
Category
Statistical
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