Hands-On Data Analysis with Pandas - Second Edition

Preface

Data science is often described as an interdisciplinary field where programming skills, statistical know-how, and domain knowledge intersect. It has quickly become one of the hottest fields of our society, and knowing how to work with data has become essential in today's careers. Regardless of the industry, role, or project, data skills are in high demand, and learning data analysis is key to making an impact.

Fields in data science cover many different aspects of the spectrum: data analysts focus more on extracting business insights, while data scientists focus more on applying machine learning techniques to the business's problems. Data engineers focus on designing, building, and maintaining data pipelines used by data analysts and ...