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Cleaning and Working with Dataframes in Python

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Overview

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Learn to rename columns, tidy up messy data, and convert data types for efficient analysis. Say goodbye to data headaches and hello to streamlined insights.

In today's data-driven world, cleaning and organizing data has become an essential task for businesses and organizations. Messy data can lead to incorrect insights, which can lead to poor decision-making. In this course, Cleaning and Working with Dataframes in Python, you’ll gain the ability to clean and organize messy data using the powerful pandas library in Python. First, you’ll explore how to rename columns in a dataframe for more intuitive data access. You'll learn how to assign column names manually using the .columns dataframe attribute and how to rename an existing column in a dataframe using the rename() function. Next, you’ll discover how to alter columns in a dataframe for a tidy data set. You'll learn how to drop a list of columns with a single call to drop(), and you'll define the purpose of the in place and axis parameters. Finally, you’ll learn how to apply these skills to solve real-world problems. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of cleaning and working with dataframes - using pandas in Python - needed to clean and organize messy data and obtain accurate insights. You'll be ready to take on data cleaning challenges and become a more efficient data professional.

Syllabus

  • Course Overview 1min
  • Dataframes and Exploratory Data Analysis 16mins
  • Modifying Dataframe Columns and Composition 17mins
  • Cleaning and Manipulating Dataframes 14mins
  • Summary 1min

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