Week 3: Pandas: DataFrames & Data Handling

Series, DataFrame, loading data, cleaning, grouping, merging

📌 Strategy & Study Guidance

Use Jupyter for experimentation. Transition to .py for production code.

Blocks

Block 21 Monday

Series & DataFrame Basics

 Block 22 Monday

Loading & Inspecting Data

 Block 23 Tuesday

Selecting Rows & Columns

 Block 24 Tuesday

Filtering, Sorting & Value Counts

 Block 25 Wednesday

Handling Missing Data

 Block 26 Wednesday

Type Conversion & New Columns

 Block 27 Thursday

GroupBy & Aggregations

 Block 28 Thursday

Merge, Join & Concat

 Block 29 Friday

Exporting & I/O Operations

 Block 30 Friday

Mini-Project: Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA)

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📋 Cheat Sheets

Quick Reference

Core syntax and common patterns for this week. Week 3 - Series, DataFrame, loading data, cleaning, grouping, merging

API Cheat Sheet

Key functions and methods. Week 3 - Series, DataFrame, loading data, cleaning, grouping, merging

Best Practices

Style and performance tips. Week 3 - Series, DataFrame, loading data, cleaning, grouping, merging

💻 Code Snippets

Basic Example

# Week 3: Pandas: DataFrames & Data Handling
# Basic pattern for this topic
result = process(data)

Common Pattern

# Week 3: Pandas: DataFrames & Data Handling
# Frequently used pattern

Quick Start

# Week 3: Pandas: DataFrames & Data Handling
# Minimal working example

📊 Visualizations & Diagrams

Concept Diagram

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  A[Input] --> B[Process]
  B --> C[Output]

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Workflow

Step 1 -> Step 2 -> Step 3

Assessment

📝 Week 3 Assessment (Practice + AI Analysis)