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Data Wrangling with Python

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Product type Paperback

Published in Feb 2019

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781789800111

Length 452 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Python

Tools

NumPy

Concepts

Data Analysis

Authors (2):

Shubhadeep Roychowdhury

Dr. Tirthajyoti Sarkar

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Table of Contents (12) Chapters

Data Wrangling with Python

Preface

1. Introduction to Data Wrangling with Python FREE CHAPTER

2. Advanced Data Structures and File Handling

3. Introduction to NumPy, Pandas, and Matplotlib

4. A Deep Dive into Data Wrangling with Python

5. Getting Comfortable with Different Kinds of Data Sources

6. Learning the Hidden Secrets of Data Wrangling

7. Advanced Web Scraping and Data Gathering

8. RDBMS and SQL

9. Application of Data Wrangling in Real Life

Appendix

Chapter 4. A Deep Dive into Data Wrangling with Python

Note

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

Perform subsetting, filtering, and grouping on pandas DataFrames
Apply Boolean filtering and indexing from a DataFrame to choose specific elements
Perform JOIN operations in pandas that are analogous to the SQL command
Identify missing or corrupted data and choose to drop or apply imputation techniques on missing or corrupted data

Note

In this chapter, we will learn about pandas DataFrames in detail.

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Authors (2)

Dr. Tirthajyoti Sarkar

Dr. Tirthajyoti Sarkar

Dr. Tirthajyoti Sarkar works as a senior principal engineer in the semiconductor technology domain, where he applies cutting-edge data science/machine learning techniques for design automation and predictive analytics. He writes regularly about Python programming and data science topics. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois and certifications in artificial intelligence and machine learning from Stanford and MIT.

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Shubhadeep Roychowdhury

Shubhadeep Roychowdhury

Shubhadeep Roychowdhury holds a master's degree in computer science from West Bengal University of Technology and certifications in machine learning from Stanford. He works as a senior software engineer at a Paris-based cybersecurity startup, where he is applying state-of-the-art computer vision and data engineering algorithms and tools to develop cutting-edge products. He often writes about algorithm implementation in Python and similar topics.

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