togramdd : Multidimensional histogram

Notes
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When `density` is True, then the returned histogram is the sample
density, defined such that the sum over bins of the product
``bin_value * bin_area`` is 1.

Please note that the histogram does not follow the Cartesian convention
where `x` values are on the abscissa and `y` values on the ordinate
axis.  Rather, `x` is histogrammed along the first dimension of the
array (vertical), and `y` along the second dimension of the array
(horizontal).  This ensures compatibility with `histogramdd`.

Examples
--------
>>> import numpy as np
>>> from matplotlib.image import NonUniformImage
>>> import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

Construct a 2-D histogram with variable bin width. First define the bin
edges:

>>> xedges = [0, 1, 3, 5]
>>> yedges = [0, 2, 3, 4, 6]

Next we create a histogram H with random bin content:

>>> x = np.random.normal(2, 1, 100)
>>> y = np.random.normal(1, 1, 100)
>>> H, xedges, yedges = np.histogram2d(x, y, bins=(xedges, yedges))
>>> # Histogram does not follow Cartesian convention (see Notes),
>>> # therefore transpose H for visualization purposes.
>>> H = H.T

:func:`imshow <matplotlib.pyplot.imshow>` can only display square bins:

>>> fig = plt.figure(figsize=(7, 3))
>>> ax = fig.add_subplot(131, title='imshow: square bins')
>>> plt.imshow(H, interpolation='nearest', origin='lower',
...         extent=[xedges[0], xedges[-1], yedges[0], yedges[-1]])
<matplotlib.image.AxesImage object at 0x...>

:func:`pcolormesh <matplotlib.pyplot.pcolormesh>` can display actual edges:

>>> ax = fig.add_subplot(132, title='pcolormesh: actual edges',
...         aspect='equal')
>>> X, Y = np.meshgrid(xedges, yedges)
>>> ax.pcolormesh(X, Y, H)
<matplotlib.collections.QuadMesh object at 0x...>

:class:`NonUniformImage <matplotlib.image.NonUniformImage>` can be used to
display actual bin edges with interpolation:

>>> ax = fig.add_subplot(133, title='NonUniformImage: interpolated',
...         aspect='equal', xlim=xedges[[0, -1]], ylim=yedges[[0, -1]])
>>> im = NonUniformImage(ax, interpolation='bilinear')
>>> xcenters = (xedges[:-1] + xedges[1:]) / 2
>>> ycenters = (yedges[:-1] + yedges[1:]) / 2
>>> im.set_data(xcenters, ycenters, H)
>>> ax.add_image(im)
>>> plt.show()

It is also possible to construct a 2-D histogram without specifying bin
edges:

>>> # Generate non-symmetric test data
>>> n = 10000
>>> x = np.linspace(1, 100, n)
>>> y = 2*np.log(x) + np.random.rand(n) - 0.5
>>> # Compute 2d histogram. Note the order of x/y and xedges/yedges
>>> H, yedges, xedges = np.histogram2d(y, x, bins=20)

Now we can plot the histogram using
:func:`pcolormesh <matplotlib.pyplot.pcolormesh>`, and a
:func:`hexbin <matplotlib.pyplot.hexbin>` for comparison.

>>> # Plot histogram using pcolormesh
>>> fig, (ax1, ax2) = plt.subplots(ncols=2, sharey=True)
>>> ax1.pcolormesh(xedges, yedges, H, cmap='rainbow')
>>> ax1.plot(x, 2*np.log(x), 'k-')
>>> ax1.set_xlim(x.min(), x.max())
>>> ax1.set_ylim(y.min(), y.max())
>>> ax1.set_xlabel('x')
>>> ax1.set_ylabel('y')
>>> ax1.set_title('histogram2d')
>>> ax1.grid()

>>> # Create hexbin plot for comparison
>>> ax2.hexbin(x, y, gridsize=20, cmap='rainbow')
>>> ax2.plot(x, 2*np.log(x), 'k-')
>>> ax2.set_title('hexbin')
>>> ax2.set_xlim(x.min(), x.max())
>>> ax2.set_xlabel('x')
>>> ax2.grid()

>>> plt.show()
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