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Just Give Me The Codes Lecture 2: Data Importation: Goals: Import Data Into Jupyterlab View The Dataset

The document provides instructions for importing data into JupyterLab and viewing a dataset. It outlines 11 steps to import the data, view the first and last entries, check for missing values and data types, re-import the data with missing values addressed, take a random sample of the data with a set seed for repeatability, and suggests further reading on random seeds and where to find additional datasets.

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Just Give Me The Codes Lecture 2: Data Importation: Goals: Import Data Into Jupyterlab View The Dataset

The document provides instructions for importing data into JupyterLab and viewing a dataset. It outlines 11 steps to import the data, view the first and last entries, check for missing values and data types, re-import the data with missing values addressed, take a random sample of the data with a set seed for repeatability, and suggests further reading on random seeds and where to find additional datasets.

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Just Give me the Codes

Lecture 2: Data Importation

Goals:
• Import data into JupyterLab
• View the dataset
Step 1: Extract data from the internet

 Open the ipnyb file in ‘ipynb for Entry Level Python’ folder
 Go to Step 1 and run the script (press Shift & Enter together)

 Data imported! Well done!


Steps 2-3: View first 5 and last 5 entrants

 Follow Steps 2 & 3 to view the first 5 and last 5 entrants of the dataset
 Step 3 output shows period (full stop) instead of numerical values for variables 4 & 5
Steps 4-5: Look for missing values &
determine data type

 Follow Steps 4 & 5 to return sum of NaNs in


each column and to determine data type
for each variable
 Note: functions will be explained in
subsequent lectures as we are just
correcting for data type to infer accurate
descriptive analysis in the next lecture
Steps 6-7: Re-import & re-examine dataset

 Follow Steps 6 & 7 to create missing


values list and to re-examine last 5
entrants
 Take note: One needs to be
creative when creating a missing
values list, as what the data entrant
may find comprehensible for a
missing value, the data analyst may
not (i.e., maybe add a comma).
Steps 8-9: Check data types and
missing values

 Follow Steps 8-9 to re-examine data types


and sum of NaNs in each column,
respectively
Step 10: Random selection of dataset

 Follow Step 10
 Note: your random sample will
always differ unless you set a seed
Step 11: Set a seed for repeatable results

 By setting a seed (36), you ensure the


results can be repeated later on (i.e.,
setting a seed at 36 will always give
you the same results unless you
change the value of n).
 Change value of n for your
convenience (i.e., n=20)
 A seed of 21 will give you different
results from a seed of 36
 Play around with the seed values! ☺
 Refer to end of lecture links for more
information on random seed
End of Lecture 2

 Well done! You have officially gained skills in data importation!


 Where to go from here? Lecture 3 of course! But things to consider:
 Read up on random.seed
 Commence Assignment 1
 A great place to start:
 Information on random.seed
 https://pynative.com/python-random-seed/

 Repositories where you can find data in csv format


 https://archive.ics.uci.edu/ml/index.php
 https://databank.worldbank.org/home.aspx

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