Error Bar Chart

Social Media App Ratings

App store ratings comparison between iOS and Android for major social media apps.

Output
Social Media App Ratings
Python
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np

np.random.seed(42)

apps = ['Instagram', 'TikTok', 'Snapchat', 'Twitter/X', 'Threads']
ios_rating = np.array([4.7, 4.8, 4.5, 4.2, 4.0])
android_rating = np.array([4.5, 4.6, 4.3, 4.0, 3.8])
ios_err = np.array([0.1, 0.08, 0.12, 0.15, 0.18])
android_err = np.array([0.12, 0.1, 0.14, 0.18, 0.22])

fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(10, 6), facecolor='#ffffff')
ax.set_facecolor('#ffffff')

x = np.arange(len(apps))
width = 0.35

bars1 = ax.bar(x - width/2, ios_rating, width, yerr=ios_err,
               label='iOS App Store', color='#276CF5', edgecolor='white',
               linewidth=2, capsize=5, error_kw={'ecolor': '#1f2937', 'elinewidth': 1.5})
bars2 = ax.bar(x + width/2, android_rating, width, yerr=android_err,
               label='Google Play', color='#6CF527', edgecolor='white',
               linewidth=2, capsize=5, error_kw={'ecolor': '#1f2937', 'elinewidth': 1.5})

ax.axhline(y=4.5, color='#F5B027', linestyle='--', linewidth=2, 
           label='Excellent (4.5+)', alpha=0.8)

ax.set_xlabel('App', fontsize=12, color='#374151', fontweight='600')
ax.set_ylabel('Rating', fontsize=12, color='#374151', fontweight='600')
ax.set_title('Social Media App Ratings Comparison', fontsize=15, 
             color='#1f2937', fontweight='bold', pad=20)

ax.set_xticks(x)
ax.set_xticklabels(apps, fontsize=11)
ax.legend(facecolor='#ffffff', edgecolor='#e5e7eb', fontsize=10)
ax.tick_params(colors='#6b7280', labelsize=10)
ax.set_ylim(3.2, 5.2)
ax.grid(True, axis='y', alpha=0.4, color='#e5e7eb')
ax.spines['top'].set_visible(False)
ax.spines['right'].set_visible(False)
ax.spines['left'].set_color('#d1d5db')
ax.spines['bottom'].set_color('#d1d5db')

plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()
Library

Matplotlib

Category

Statistical

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