Chapter 1:
Data Exploration and Cleaning
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
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.
Introduction
Most businesses possess a wealth of data on their operations and customers. Reporting on these data in the form of descriptive ...
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