Data Analysis Using Python
$549.00/Semester
Data Analysis Using Python
Schedule:
Section A:
01/06/2025 - 05/09/2025
Spring Semester
0.50 credits in Sciences
Grades 8-Adult Education
Taught by:
About the course
This course is an introduction to data analysis using Python. In this course, the student will learn the steps of data analysis:
- Data loading
- Data cleaning and preparation
- Data wrangling (joining, combining, reshaping)
- Plotting and visualization
- Data storage
The student will learn essential Python tools for data analysis, including: - essential Python data structures, functions, and files - numpy - working with arrays - pandas - working with tabular data in series and data frames - matplotlib - plotting data - and more
Objectives
The objective of this course is to introduce the student to methods of manipulating, processing, cleaning, and analyzing data in Python. The student will understand how to work with structured data from a variety of sources.
Texts
- Python for Data Analysis, 3rd Ed. by Wes McKinney. Sebastopol, California: O'Reilly Media, 2022.
About the teacher
Sophora Services
John Kelly owns and operates Sophora Services. He is Deputy Chief of the Space Projects and Partnerships branch at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center, Edwards Air Force Base, California.