Amr Abdelkarem
MASTERING PANDAS:
A PRACTICAL GUIDE
FOR DATA ANALYSIS
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WHAT IS PANDAS
Definition
Pandas is a Python library for data manipulation and analysis.
It simplifies working with structured data (tables, spreadsheets, SQL
results).
Key Strengths
Easy to learn if you know Python
Handles large data sets efficiently
Reduces time spent on Excel or manual cleaning
Integrates with other tools (NumPy, Matplotlib, Scikit-learn)
What You Can Do With It
Load and inspect CSV/Excel/SQL data
Clean missing or incorrect data
Filter, group, and summarize
Join datasets from multiple sources
Export final reports to Excel, CSV, or database
What You Can Do With It
Real-World Uses
A data scientist cleans a dataset before training a model
marketer filters email campaign data to find patterns
A business user merges sales and CRM exports to find gaps
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Amr AbdElkarem
CORE COMPONENTS DataFrame
1. DataFrame
A table with labeled rows and columns row
Example: imported Excel sheet
column
Series
2. Series
A single column of data (1D array)
3. Index
Row labels that support slicing and filtering
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CORE FUNCTIONS
read_csv() – load data
head() – preview top rows
tail() – preview bottom rows
info() – structure and types
describe() – numeric summary
drop() – remove rows or columns
fillna() – replace missing values
dropna() – remove missing values
groupby() – aggregate by category
merge() – merge datasets
join() – join datasets
pivot_table() – reshape data
apply() – custom logic per row or column
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THANKS
AND GOOD
LUCK
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