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Data Science Projects with Python

You're reading from   Data Science Projects with Python A case study approach to successful data science projects using Python, pandas, and scikit-learn

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2019
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781838551025
Length 374 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Stephen Klosterman Stephen Klosterman
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Table of Contents (9) Chapters Close

Data Science Projects with Python
Preface
1. Data Exploration and Cleaning 2. Introduction toScikit-Learn and Model Evaluation FREE CHAPTER 3. Details of Logistic Regression and Feature Exploration 4. The Bias-Variance Trade-off 5. Decision Trees and Random Forests 6. Imputation of Missing Data, Financial Analysis, and Delivery to Client Appendix

Chapter 1. Data Exploration and Cleaning

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Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

  • Perform basic operations in Python

  • Describe the business context of the case study data and its suitability for the task

  • Perform data cleaning operations

  • Examine statistical summaries and visualize the case study data

  • Implement one-hot encoding on categorical variables

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This chapter will get you started with basic operations in Python and shows you how to perform data-related operations such as data verification, data cleaning, datatype conversion, examining statistical summaries, and more.

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