You're reading from Hands-On Data Preprocessing in Python Learn how to effectively prepare data for successful data analytics

Product type Paperback

Published in Jan 2022

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781801072137

Length 602 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Python

Tools

Azure Functions

Concepts

Big Data

Author (1):

Roy Jafari

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Table of Contents (24) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1:Technical Needs

2. Chapter 1: Review of the Core Modules of NumPy and Pandas FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Review of Another Core Module – Matplotlib

4. Chapter 3: Data – What Is It Really?

5. Chapter 4: Databases

6. Part 2: Analytic Goals

7. Chapter 5: Data Visualization

8. Chapter 6: Prediction

9. Chapter 7: Classification

10. Chapter 8: Clustering Analysis

11. Part 3: The Preprocessing

12. Chapter 9: Data Cleaning Level I – Cleaning Up the Table

13. Chapter 10: Data Cleaning Level II – Unpacking, Restructuring, and Reformulating the Table

14. Chapter 11: Data Cleaning Level III – Missing Values, Outliers, and Errors

15. Chapter 12: Data Fusion and Data Integration

16. Chapter 13: Data Reduction

17. Chapter 14: Data Transformation and Massaging

18. Part 4: Case Studies

19. Chapter 15: Case Study 1 – Mental Health in Tech

20. Chapter 16: Case Study 2 – Predicting COVID-19 Hospitalizations

21. Chapter 17: Case Study 3: United States Counties Clustering Analysis

22. Chapter 18: Summary, Practice Case Studies, and Conclusions

23. Other Books You May Enjoy

Technical requirements

The easiest way to get started with Python programming is by installing Anaconda Navigator. It is open source software that brings together many useful open source tools for developers. You can download Anaconda Navigator by following this link: https://www.anaconda.com/products/individual.

We will be using Jupyter Notebook throughout this book. Jupyter Notebook is one of the open source tools that Anaconda Navigator provides. Anaconda Navigator also installs a Python version on your computer. So, following Anaconda Navigator's easy installation, all you need to do is open Anaconda Navigator and then select Jupyter Notebook.

You will be able to find all of the code and the dataset that is used in this book in a GitHub repository exclusively created for this book. To find the repository, click on the following link: https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Hands-On-Data-Preprocessing-in-Python. Each chapter in this book will have a folder that contains all of the code and datasets that were used in the chapter.