Summary

In this chapter, we began our exploration of the MATLAB desktop and its convenient interaction features. We familiarized ourselves with the MATLAB Toolstrip, which is organized into various tabs. Subsequently, we delved into the importing capabilities of MATLAB, enabling us to read diverse types of data resources. We acquired knowledge on how to import data into MATLAB interactively and programmatically. Moreover, we comprehended the process of exporting data from the workspace and working with media files.

Next, we embarked on the challenging task of data preparation. We learned various techniques, including identifying missing values, modifying data types, replacing missing values, removing incomplete entries, organizing tables, identifying outliers, and consolidating multiple data sources. Following that, we explored exploratory statistics techniques, which enabled us to derive insightful features guiding us in selecting appropriate tools for extracting knowledge from...