Hands-On Exploratory Data Analysis with Python

ExploratoryDataAnalysis(EDA)isanapproachtodataanalysisthatinvolvestheapplicationofdiversetechniquestogaininsightsintoadataset.ThisbookwillhelpyougainpracticalknowledgeofthemainpillarsofEDA-datacleaning,datapreparation,dataexploration,anddatavisualization.You’llstartbyperformingEDAusingopensourcedatasetsandperformsimpletoadvancedanalysestoturndataintomeaningfulinsights.You’llthenlearnvariousdescriptivestatisticaltechniquestodescribethebasiccharacteristicsofdataandprogresstoperformingEDAontime-seriesdata.Asyouadvance,you’lllearnhowtoimplementEDAtechniquesformodeldevelopmentandevaluationandbuildpredictivemodelstovisualizeresults.UsingPythonfordataanalysis,you’llworkwithreal-worlddatasets,understanddata,summarizeitscharacteristics,andvisualizeitforbusinessintelligence.BytheendofthisEDAbook,you’llhavedevelopedtheskillsrequiredtocarryoutapreliminaryinvestigationonanydataset,yieldinsightsintodata,presentyourresultswithvisualaids,andbuildamodelthatcorrectlypredictsfutureoutcomes.