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Lære Data Types | Brief Introduction
Data Preprocessing
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Kursusindhold

Data Preprocessing

Data Preprocessing

1. Brief Introduction
2. Processing Quantitative Data
3. Processing Categorical Data
4. Time Series Data Processing
5. Feature Engineering
6. Moving on to Tasks

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Data Types

The main tool we will use to manipulate data is pandas. We can start right away by loading the data:

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import pandas as pd df = pd.read_csv('https://codefinity-content-media.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9c23bf60-276c-4989-a9d7-3091716b4507/datasets/penguins.csv') print(df.head())
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As you understand, each dataset can contain many different data types, for example, numeric (integers, floating point numbers), strings (str), and datetime. To find out what data type a column has, you can call the .dtypes property:

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import pandas as pd df = pd.read_csv('https://codefinity-content-media.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9c23bf60-276c-4989-a9d7-3091716b4507/datasets/penguins.csv') print(df.dtypes)
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Let's say you have a column with numeric values but in string format and want to change the data type to numeric. To do this, use the .astype() method:

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Opgave

Swipe to start coding

Read the penguins.csv dataset and change the data type in the body_mass_g column from float to int.

Don't modify the initial code, only replace the gaps ___ with the correct code.

Once you've completed this task, click the button below the code to check your solution.

Løsning

Switch to desktopSkift til skrivebord for at øve i den virkelige verdenFortsæt der, hvor du er, med en af nedenstående muligheder
Var alt klart?

Hvordan kan vi forbedre det?

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Sektion 1. Kapitel 1
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book
Data Types

The main tool we will use to manipulate data is pandas. We can start right away by loading the data:

12345
import pandas as pd df = pd.read_csv('https://codefinity-content-media.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9c23bf60-276c-4989-a9d7-3091716b4507/datasets/penguins.csv') print(df.head())
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As you understand, each dataset can contain many different data types, for example, numeric (integers, floating point numbers), strings (str), and datetime. To find out what data type a column has, you can call the .dtypes property:

12345
import pandas as pd df = pd.read_csv('https://codefinity-content-media.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9c23bf60-276c-4989-a9d7-3091716b4507/datasets/penguins.csv') print(df.dtypes)
copy

Let's say you have a column with numeric values but in string format and want to change the data type to numeric. To do this, use the .astype() method:

python
Opgave

Swipe to start coding

Read the penguins.csv dataset and change the data type in the body_mass_g column from float to int.

Don't modify the initial code, only replace the gaps ___ with the correct code.

Once you've completed this task, click the button below the code to check your solution.

Løsning

Switch to desktopSkift til skrivebord for at øve i den virkelige verdenFortsæt der, hvor du er, med en af nedenstående muligheder
Var alt klart?

Hvordan kan vi forbedre det?

Tak for dine kommentarer!

Sektion 1. Kapitel 1
Switch to desktopSkift til skrivebord for at øve i den virkelige verdenFortsæt der, hvor du er, med en af nedenstående muligheder
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