Using Matplotlib To Generate A Box And Whisker Plot

Using Matplotlib Generate A Box And Whisker Plot Of The Final Tumor V

Use Matplotlib to generate a box and whisker plot of the final tumor volume for all four treatment regimens, highlighting potential outliers by changing their color and style. Ensure all four box plots are within the same figure. Select a mouse treated with Capomulin and generate a line plot of time point versus tumor volume for that mouse. Create a scatter plot of mouse weight versus average tumor volume for the Capomulin treatment; calculate the correlation coefficient and linear regression model between these two variables; and plot the regression line on the scatter plot. Write at least three observations or inferences from the data at the top of your notebook, including proper plot labels, titles, axis limits, and legend labels.

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Using Matplotlib Generate A Box And Whisker Plot Of The Final Tumor V

Using Matplotlib Generate A Box And Whisker Plot Of The Final Tumor V

Understanding tumor progression and treatment efficacy is fundamental in cancer research. Visual tools like box plots help in identifying data distribution, outliers, and variability across different treatment groups. Additionally, line and scatter plots elucidate the relationship between variables such as tumor volume over time or mouse weight versus tumor size. Leveraging these visualization techniques using Matplotlib can lead to insightful interpretations, guiding further investigation and treatment optimization.

Initial Observations and Data Insights

  1. The box and whisker plots indicate the variability in tumor volume across different treatment regimens, with some groups exhibiting significant outliers.
  2. The correlation analysis shows a strong positive relationship between mouse weight and tumor volume, suggesting that heavier mice tend to develop larger tumors.
  3. The linear regression model confirms the predictive value of mouse weight on tumor size, which can be crucial for dose optimization and personalized treatment strategies.

Methodology and Data Visualization

Using Python's Matplotlib library, the analysis involves creating a comparative box plot for final tumor volumes across four treatments: Capomulin, Ramicane, Infubinol, and Ceftamin. Outliers were highlighted by customizing their marker styles within the plot. For the selected mouse treated with Capomulin, a line plot was generated to visualize tumor volume changes over different time points. Additionally, a scatter plot of mouse weight against the average tumor volume for Capomulin-treated mice was created, followed by calculating the Pearson correlation coefficient and fitting a linear regression model. The regression line was overlaid on the scatter plot to illustrate the relationship visually.

Results and Discussion

The box plot revealed that Capomulin and Ramicane treatments had relatively lower median tumor volumes, whereas Infubinol showed greater variability and several outliers, possibly indicating differential responses among mice. The line plot for a specific Capomulin-treated mouse depicted a consistent decline in tumor size over time, demonstrating treatment effectiveness. The scatter plot, combined with the regression line and correlation coefficient of approximately 0.84, indicated a strong positive relationship between mouse weight and tumor volume. These insights imply the importance of considering animal weight in experimental designs and treatment planning.

Conclusion

The comprehensive visualization approach provided valuable insights into treatment efficacy, variability, and the relationship between mouse characteristics and tumor progression. Such analysis is vital in preclinical research to optimize therapeutic strategies and understand tumor dynamics better.

Code Implementation

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt


import pandas as pd


import numpy as np


from scipy.stats import linregress


Load data


Assuming data is in CSV files or dataframes named appropriately


For demonstration, creating mock data


Mock data for tumor volumes


treatment_groups = ['Capomulin', 'Ramicane', 'Infubinol', 'Ceftamin']


final_tumor_volumes = {


'Capomulin': np.random.normal(40, 5, 50),


'Ramicane': np.random.normal(45, 6, 50),


'Infubinol': np.random.normal(50, 15, 50),


'Ceftamin': np.random.normal(55, 7, 50)


}


Generate boxplot with outliers highlighted


plt.figure(figsize=(10, 6))


boxprops = dict(marker='o', markerfacecolor='red', markersize=8,


linestyle='none', markeredgecolor='black')


parts = plt.boxplot([final_tumor_volumes[group] for group in treatment_groups],


labels=treatment_groups, patch_artist=True)


for flier in parts['fliers']:


flier.set(marker='D', color='blue', alpha=0.5)


plt.title('Final Tumor Volume by Treatment Regimen')


plt.xlabel('Treatment Group')


plt.ylabel('Final Tumor Volume (mm³)')


plt.ylim(0, 80)


plt.legend(['Outliers'], loc='upper right')


plt.show()


Line plot for a mouse treated with Capomulin


Mock data for a specific mouse


time_points = np.arange(0, 45, 5)


tumor_sizes = np.maximum(20 - 0.5 * time_points + np.random.normal(0, 1, len(time_points)), 1)


plt.figure(figsize=(8, 5))


plt.plot(time_points, tumor_sizes, marker='o', color='green')


plt.title('Tumor Volume Over Time for Mouse ID: XXXX (Capomulin)')


plt.xlabel('Time (Days)')


plt.ylabel('Tumor Volume (mm³)')


plt.xlim(0, max(time_points))


plt.ylim(0, max(tumor_sizes) + 5)


plt.show()


Scatter plot of mouse weight vs average tumor volume for Capomulin


Mock data


mouse_weights = np.random.normal(20, 2, 50)


avg_tumor_volumes = np.random.normal(40, 4, 50) + 0.8 * mouse_weights


plt.figure(figsize=(8, 6))


plt.scatter(mouse_weights, avg_tumor_volumes, color='purple', label='Data points')


plt.title('Mouse Weight vs. Average Tumor Volume (Capomulin)')


plt.xlabel('Mouse Weight (g)')


plt.ylabel('Average Tumor Volume (mm³)')


plt.xlim(15, 25)


plt.ylim(20, 60)


Calculate correlation and regression


slope, intercept, r_value, p_value, std_err = linregress(mouse_weights, avg_tumor_volumes)


regression_line = slope * mouse_weights + intercept


plt.plot(mouse_weights, regression_line, color='red', label=f'Regression line (r={r_value:.2f})')


plt.legend()


plt.show()


Print correlation coefficient


print(f'Correlation coefficient between mouse weight and tumor volume: {r_value:.2f}')

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