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Data Handling using Pandas - II

CBSE · Class 12 · Informatics Practices

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1. Descriptive Statistics

  • Descriptive statistics summarize data quickly and clearly.
  • The main methods are max, min, count, sum, mean, median, mode, quartiles, and variance.
  • DataFrame.max() calculates maximum values regardless of data type.
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2. Data Aggregations

  • Aggregation means to transform the dataset and produce a single numeric value from an array.
  • Aggregate functions are max(), min(), sum(), count(), std(), and var().
  • Aggregation can be applied to one or more columns together.
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3. Sorting a DataFrame

  • Sorting refers to the arrangement of data elements in a specified order, which can either be ascending or descending.
  • Pandas provides sort_values() to sort DataFrame data values.
  • By default, sort_values() sorts in ascending order on row indexes.
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4. GROUP BY Functions

  • GROUP BY splits data into groups based on some criteria.
  • The process works in three steps: split, apply, combine.
  • Groups can be formed using one column or multiple columns.

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Descriptive statistics are used to summariseAggregation means to transform the datasetSorting arranges data elements inGroup by splits data into groupsA DataFrame normally gets a numeric

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