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Python Functions for Data Science

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Learn how to save time and make your code more readable and reusable as you leverage the most powerful Python functions.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Use Python like a data scientist
  • Getting started with Python
1. Core Python Essentials
  • Inspect data for validation
  • Handle magnitudes and precision in data
  • Aggregate data with basic functions
  • Sort, filter, and transform your data
2. NumPy and SciPy Fundamentals
  • Create NumPy arrays in Python
  • Index and slice NumPy arrays
  • Reshape NumPy arrays
  • Transform and scale NumPy arrays
  • Extract key values with NumPy
  • Solve matrix-based problems with SciPy
  • Run statistical functions with SciPy
3. pandas for Data Manipulation
  • Create pandas series and dataframes
  • Extract data subsets from pandas objects
  • Modify pandas objects
  • Combine data from pandas objects
  • Group data from pandas objects
  • Transform data with pandas apply()
4. Visualization Essentials
  • Create line and scatter plots
  • Display categorical distributions
  • Explore numerical distributions
  • Visualize pairwise relationships
  • Organize your visualizations
Conclusion
  • Apply functions to data science

Taught by

Lavanya Vijayan and Madecraft

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