Lesson overview
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In this lesson we will learn basics in reading and writing data from/to a file, and do some basic data manipulation
and analysis using a Python module called **Pandas**.
`Pandas `__ is a modern and feature rich data analysis framework for Python that is designed
to make data analysis and manipulation straightforward and powerful using easy-to-use data structures and operations.
0. :doc:`Summary of early course feedback `
1. :doc:`What is Pandas? `
2. :doc:`Exploring data using Pandas `
- `Reading a file with Pandas `__
- `Exploring our dataset `__
3. :doc:`Processing data with Pandas `
- `Calculating with DataFrames `__
- `Selecting data using indices `__
- `Filtering and updating data `__
- `Dealing with missing data `__
- `Sorting data `__
- `Rounding and finding unique values `__
- `Writing data `__
4. :doc:`Exercise 5 `
5. :doc:`Hints for Exercise 5 `
Learning goals
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- Read data from a .csv text file into Python using Pandas
- Do simple data analysis using Pandas data structures and related functions
- Write data from Pandas to a .csv text file