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How to Clean Data with Python

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Overview

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Pull and clean data from the web with this Python based course.

### Why Learn How to Clean Data with Python?

People say that data scientists spend 80% of their time cleaning data and only 20% of their time doing analysis. Learn some of the most common techniques for getting your data ready to analyze. Along the way, you'll learn the basics of Regex, a fun and powerful tool to find patterns in strings.

### Take-Away Skills:

Data Cleaning, Regular Expressions

### Note on Prerequisites:

Basic Python, Functions, Introductory Pandas

Syllabus

  • How to Clean Data with Python: Some say data scientists spend 80% of their time cleaning data and 20% of their time doing analysis. Learn how to do this 80% in Python!
    • Lesson: Introduction to Regular Expressions
    • Quiz: Introduction to Regular Expressions
    • Lesson: How to Clean Data with Python
    • Quiz: Data Cleaning in Python
    • Project: Cleaning US Census Data

Taught by

Nitya Mandyam

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