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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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Table of Contents (10) Chapters Close

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

Summary

In this chapter, we presented three main points. Firstly, we figured out the relationship between raw data, information and knowledge. Due to its contribution to our lives, we continued to discuss an overview of data analysis and processing steps in the second section. Finally, we introduced a few common supported libraries that are useful for practical data analysis applications. Among those, in the next chapters, we will focus on Python libraries in data analysis.

Practice exercises

The following table describes users' rankings on Snow White movies:

UserID

Sex

Location

Ranking

A

Male

Philips

4

B

Male

VN

2

C

Male

Canada

1

D

Male

Canada

2

E

Female

VN

5

F

Female

NY

4

Exercise 1: What information can we find in this table? What kind of knowledge can we derive from it?

Exercise 2: Based on the data analysis process in this chapter, try to define the data requirements and analysis steps needed to predict whether user B likes Maleficent movies or not.

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