Python Data Analysis

Data aggregation with pandas DataFrames

Data aggregation is a term known from relational databases. In a database query, we can group data by the value in a column or columns. We can then perform various operations on each of these groups. The pandas DataFrame has similar capabilities. We will generate data held in a Python dict and then use this data to create a pandas DataFrame. We will then practice the pandas aggregation features:

1. Seed the NumPy random generator to make sure that the generated data will not differ between repeated program runs. The data will have four columns:
   • Weather (a string)
   • Food (also a string)
   • Price (a random float)
   • Number (a random integer between one and nine)

   The use case is that we have the results for some sort of a consumer-purchase ...