Data Manipulation using pandas

Data Manipulation using pandas

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1. Preprocessing Data: Part I

The data received from different sources can be messy, and to use it in the future, you must ensure it is convenient. In the first section, you will learn what data preprocessing is and will deal with some logical inconsistencies.

What is Data Preprocessing?

Types consistency

Poor Data Presentation

Manipulating Strings

Replacing Specific Elements

Simultaneous Replacement

2. Preprocessing Data: Part II

Missing or NA values, outliers, and inconsistencies are other types of problematic data. Throughout the second section of the course, you will learn how to deal with such issues.

Logical Inconsistency

Filling NA values

3. Grouping Data

As a data analyst, you will need to draw compact conclusions based on large amounts of data. In order to achieve that, you need to understand the data grouping idea and how to apply it to examples.

What is Grouping Data?

Grouping in pandas [1/2]

Grouping in pandas [2/2]

Grouping by Several Columns

4. Aggregating and Visualizing Data

Sometimes one built-in function is not enough to draw a complete conclusion, so you need to use something more complex. This section will teach you how to apply multiple functions while grouping. Also, you will learn to visualize data using the pandas library only and will be acquainted with the main plot types. As a data analyst, you will need to draw compact conclusions based on large amounts of data. In order to achieve that, you need to understand the data grouping idea and how to apply it to examples.

Advanced Aggregation [1/2]

Advanced Aggregation [2/2]

Bar and Scatter Plots

Other Types of Graphs

5. Joining Data

As mentioned before, sometimes you may need to work with data received from multiple sources. This section will teach you how to join two dataframes using different techniques.

What is Joining Data?

Left Join

Let's start with left and right joins. What does left join mean? Left join returns all the records from the left table, and matching records from the right table. If not all the records were matched, than remaining fields would be filled with NAs.

Implementation in Python

All types of joins are implemented in pandas with the df_left.merge(df_right, on = 'column', how = 'method') function. There df_left is the left table, df_right is the right one, on - key field (column) that will be used for comparison, how - type of join.

For instance, let's perform a left join of two dataframes. Column with unique values in each dataframe is id. To perform a left join, set the how = 'left' parameter.

Left Join

As you can see, all the records from the data1 table were left, and only matching record from the data2 table were added.

Everything was clear?

Section 5. Chapter 2

Course Content

Data Manipulation using pandas

Data Manipulation using pandas

1. Preprocessing Data: Part I

What is Data Preprocessing?Types consistency Poor Data Presentation Manipulating Strings Challenge Replacing Specific Elements Simultaneous Replacement Challenge

2. Preprocessing Data: Part II

Logical Inconsistency Removing Rows Challenge Outliers Challenge Missing Values Filling NA values Challenge

3. Grouping Data

What is Grouping Data?Grouping in pandas [1/2]Challenge Grouping in pandas [2/2]Challenge Grouping by Several Columns Challenge

4. Aggregating and Visualizing Data

Advanced Aggregation [1/2]Challenge Advanced Aggregation [2/2]Challenge Histograms Challenge Bar and Scatter Plots Other Types of Graphs Challenge 1 Challenge 2

5. Joining Data

What is Joining Data?Left Join Right Join Inner Join Outer Join Concatenation

Left Join

Let's start with left and right joins. What does left join mean? Left join returns all the records from the left table, and matching records from the right table. If not all the records were matched, than remaining fields would be filled with NAs.

Implementation in Python

All types of joins are implemented in pandas with the df_left.merge(df_right, on = 'column', how = 'method') function. There df_left is the left table, df_right is the right one, on - key field (column) that will be used for comparison, how - type of join.

For instance, let's perform a left join of two dataframes. Column with unique values in each dataframe is id. To perform a left join, set the how = 'left' parameter.

Left Join

As you can see, all the records from the data1 table were left, and only matching record from the data2 table were added.

Everything was clear?

Section 5. Chapter 2

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