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How to add a comparison line to all plots when using Seaborn's FacetGrid


I'm trying to add the same comparison line to multiple plots using FacetGrid. Here is where I get stuck:

# Import the dataset
tips = sns.load_dataset("tips")

# Plot using FaceGrid, separated by smoke
g = sns.FacetGrid(tips, col="smoker", size=5, aspect=1.5)
g.map(plt.scatter, "tip", "total_bill")
x = np.arange(0, 50, .5)
y = 0.2*x
plt.plot(y, x, C='k')
plt.show()

Here are the results

As you can see, the line shows up on the last plot, but not the first. How do I get it on both?


Solution

  • You can map the same function to the FacetGrid.

    import numpy as np
    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
    import seaborn as sns
    
    # Import the dataset
    tips = sns.load_dataset("tips")
    
    # Plot using FaceGrid, separated by smoke
    g = sns.FacetGrid(tips, col="smoker", height=5, aspect=1.5)
    g.map(plt.scatter, "tip", "total_bill")
    
    def const_line(*args, **kwargs):
        x = np.arange(0, 50, .5)
        y = 0.2*x
        plt.plot(y, x, C='k')
    
    g.map(const_line)
    
    plt.show()