Posts tagged data

What the Index?

Hello, world! My schedule is jam-packed this week getting ready for my upcoming seminar, “Spot the Lies Told by this Data,” but even that can’t take me away from Cameron’s Corner! This week, I want to discuss my old friend, the Index.

I’ve taught pandas to numerous colleagues and clients, and the most important lesson to learn when working with this tool is to always respect the Index.

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Working With Slightly Messy Data

Hello, everyone! This week, I want to discuss working with real-world datasets. Specifically, how it’s common (and even expected) to encounter a number of data quality issues.

Some common questions you want to ask yourself when working with a new dataset are…

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