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Hands-On Data Preprocessing in Python

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

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Authors (1)

Jafari

Jafari

Roy Jafari, Ph.D. is an assistant professor of business analytics at the University of Redlands. Roy has taught and developed college-level courses that cover data cleaning, decision making, data science, machine learning, and optimization. Roy's style of teaching is hands-on and he believes the best way to learn is to learn by doing. He uses active learning teaching philosophy and readers will get to experience active learning in this book. Roy believes that successful data preprocessing only happens when you are equipped with the most efficient tools, have an appropriate understanding of data analytic goals, are aware of data preprocessing steps, and can compare a variety of methods. This belief has shaped the structure of this book.

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