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Getting Started with Python Data Analysis

You're reading from   Getting Started with Python Data Analysis Learn to use powerful Python libraries for effective data processing and analysis

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2015
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ISBN-13 9781785285110
Length 188 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Preface 1. Introducing Data Analysis and Libraries FREE CHAPTER 2. NumPy Arrays and Vectorized Computation 3. Data Analysis with Pandas 4. Data Visualization 5. Time Series 6. Interacting with Databases 7. Data Analysis Application Examples 8. Machine Learning Models with scikit-learn Index

Chapter 5. Time Series

Time series typically consist of a sequence of data points coming from measurements taken over time. This kind of data is very common and occurs in a multitude of fields.

A business executive is interested in stock prices, prices of goods and services or monthly sales figures. A meteorologist takes temperature measurements several times a day and also keeps records of precipitation, humidity, wind direction and force. A neurologist can use electroencephalography to measure electrical activity of the brain along the scalp. A sociologist can use campaign contribution data to learn about political parties and their supporters and use these insights as an argumentation aid. More examples for time series data can be enumerated almost endlessly.

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