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Intro To Data Science With Python - Week 1 (Accessible)

The document introduces the course on Data Science in Python, highlighting Python's ease of learning, full-featured capabilities, and strong data science libraries. It outlines the course structure, including prerequisite knowledge, the pandas toolkit, and statistical analysis with numpy and scipy. Additionally, it discusses perspectives on data science, including skills, knowledge, and the stages of data science as defined by experts.

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Intro To Data Science With Python - Week 1 (Accessible)

The document introduces the course on Data Science in Python, highlighting Python's ease of learning, full-featured capabilities, and strong data science libraries. It outlines the course structure, including prerequisite knowledge, the pandas toolkit, and statistical analysis with numpy and scipy. Additionally, it discusses perspectives on data science, including skills, knowledge, and the stages of data science as defined by experts.

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Week 1

INTRODUCTION TO DATA
SCIENCE IN PYTHON

Python
• Why Python?
1. It’s easy to learn
• Now the language of choice for 8 of 10 top US computer science
programs (Philip Guo, CACM)
2. Full featured
• Not just a statistics language, but has full capabilities for data
acquisition, cleaning, databases, high performance computing, and
more
3. Strong Data Science Libraries
• The SciPy Ecosystem
Week 1
INTRODUCTION TO DATA
SCIENCE IN PYTHON

Course Outline
1. Prerequisite Python Knowledge
2. The pandas Toolkit
3. Advanced Querying and Manipulation with pandas
4. Basic Statistical Analysis with numpy and scipy, and
project
Week 1
INTRODUCTION TO DATA
SCIENCE IN PYTHON

Data Science (1)


• Drew Conway perspective on data
science:
– Hacking Skills
– Math and Statistics Knowledge
– Substantive Expertise
• Other data science perspectives:
– Skepticism, experimentation,
simulation, and replication
Week 1
INTRODUCTION TO DATA
SCIENCE IN PYTHON

Data Science (2)


• David Donoho, “50 Years of Data Science”
1. Data Exploration and Preparation
2. Data Representation and Transformation
3. Computing with Data
4. Data Modeling
5. Data Visualization and Presentation
6. Science about Data Science
Week 1
INTRODUCTION TO DATA
SCIENCE IN PYTHON

The map() function

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