KDE Plot
Gaming Reaction Time Distribution
KDE of player reaction times in competitive gaming.
Output
Python
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
from scipy import stats
np.random.seed(60)
reaction = np.random.lognormal(5.2, 0.3, 1500)
reaction = reaction[reaction < 500]
kde = stats.gaussian_kde(reaction)
x = np.linspace(100, 450, 500)
y = kde(x)
fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(12, 6), facecolor='#0a0a0f')
ax.set_facecolor('#0a0a0f')
ax.fill_between(x, y, alpha=0.4, color='#F5276C')
ax.plot(x, y, color='#F5276C', linewidth=3)
ax.plot(x, y, color='#F5276C', linewidth=10, alpha=0.15)
tiers = [
(150, 'Pro', '#6CF527'),
(200, 'Advanced', '#27D3F5'),
(250, 'Average', '#F5B027'),
(350, 'Casual', '#F5276C'),
]
for val, label, color in tiers:
ax.axvline(val, color=color, linestyle='--', linewidth=1.5, alpha=0.7)
ax.text(val+5, max(y)*0.85, label, color=color, fontsize=9, fontweight='bold', rotation=90, va='top')
median = np.median(reaction)
ax.axvline(median, color='white', linestyle='-', linewidth=2)
ax.text(median-10, max(y)*0.6, 'Median ' + str(int(median)) + 'ms', color='white', fontsize=10, ha='right', fontweight='bold')
ax.set_xlabel('Reaction Time (ms)', fontsize=12, color='white', fontweight='500')
ax.set_ylabel('Density', fontsize=12, color='white', fontweight='500')
ax.set_title('Gaming Reaction Time Distribution', fontsize=16, color='white', fontweight='bold', pad=15)
ax.tick_params(colors='white', labelsize=10)
for spine in ax.spines.values():
spine.set_color('#334155')
ax.grid(True, alpha=0.1, color='white')
ax.set_xlim(100, 450)
plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()
Library
Matplotlib
Category
Statistical
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