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Learning NumPy Array

Learning NumPy Array

By : Ivan Idris
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Learning NumPy Array

Learning NumPy Array

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By: Ivan Idris

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Learning NumPy Array
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Preface
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Describing data with pandas DataFrames


Luckily, pandas has descriptive statistics utilities. We will read the average wind speed, temperature, and pressure values from the KNMI De Bilt data file into a pandas DataFrame. This object is similar to the R dataframe, which is like a data table in a spreadsheet or a database. The columns are labeled, the data can be indexed, and you can run computations on the data. We will then print out descriptive statistics and a correlation matrix as shown in the following steps:

  1. Read the CSV file with the pandas read_csv function. This function works in a similar fashion to the NumPy load_txt function:

    to_float = lambda x: .1 * float(x.strip() or np.nan)
    to_date = lambda x: dt.strptime(x, "%Y%m%d")
    cols = [4, 11, 25]
    conv_dict = dict( (col, to_float) for col in cols) 
    
    conv_dict[1] = to_date
    cols.append(1)
     
    headers = ['dates', 'avg_ws', 'avg_temp', 'avg_pres']
    df = pd.read_csv(sys.argv[1], usecols=cols, names=headers, index_col=[0], converters=conv_dict)
  2. Print...

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