Working With Data

Overview

Teaching: 15 min
Exercises: 15 min

Questions

• How can I work with my data once I’ve imported it?

Objectives

• Build DataFrames using data from multiple sources

• Limit data to fields that are of interest

• Filter data based on various criteria

• Identify characteristics of selected data

• Begin to evaluate the suitability of the resulting data from a privacy perspective

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Key Points

• Data imported using the pandas library is organized into a powerful structure called a DataFrame.

• DataFrames have many useful features for putting data to use.