Python for Data Analysis:
by Wes McKinney

Python for Data Analysis is concerned with the nuts and bolts of manipulating, processing, cleaning, and crunching data in Python. It is also a practical, modern introduction to scientific computing in Python, tailored for data-intensive applications. This is a book about the parts of the Python language and libraries you’ll need to effectively solve a broad set of data analysis problems. This book is not an exposition on analytical methods using Python as the implementation language.

Written by Wes McKinney, the main author of the pandas library, this hands-on book is packed with practical cases studies. It’s ideal for analysts new to Python and for Python programmers new to scientific computing.

Use the IPython interactive shell as your primary development environment

Learn basic and advanced NumPy (Numerical Python) features

Get started with data analysis tools in the pandas library

Use high-performance tools to load, clean, transform, merge, and reshape data

Create scatter plots and static or interactive visualizations with matplotlib

Apply the pandas groupby facility to slice, dice, and summarize datasets

Measure data by points in time, whether it’s specific instances, fixed periods, or intervals

Learn how to solve problems in web analytics, social sciences, finance, and economics, through detailed examples

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Publisher: O'Reilly
Page Count (est.): 452
ISBN10: 1449319793
ISBN13: 9781449319793
Cover: Paperback
Pub Date: 10/26/2012