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Question 1 pd.DataFrame(np.random.rand(25,4)) will produce randomised data with...

Correct

Mark 1.00 out of Select one:

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a.
25 columns and 4 rows

b. Rows indexed by the 4th value

c. 4 columns and 25 rows  Correct

d. Columns indexed by the 25th value

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: 4 columns and 25 rows

Question 2 Comparison of two equal values under a set of logic or conditions utilises which operator(s)? Hint: The output should be
Correct 'true' when two variables are equal.
Mark 1.00 out of
1.00 Select one:
a. =

b. ==  Correct!

c. !=

d. ===

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: ==
Question 3 Consider a 2d array of odd and even numbers as follows
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arr = np.array([[2,4,6,8,10], [1,3,5,7,9]])
Mark 1.00 out of
1.00 Printing the shape of the array would output

Select one or more:

a.
The elements in the array

b.
The number of dimensions  Correct

c. The median value of the contents of the array

d.
The number of elements in each dimension  Correct

Your answer is correct.

The correct answers are:

The number of elements in each dimension,
The number of dimensions

Question 4 Which of the following would assign the letter 'G' as a value 'x'?
Correct

Mark 1.00 out of Select one:

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a. x = sub('Goldsmiths', 0, 1)

b.
x = 'Goldsmiths'[1]

c. x = 'Goldsmiths'.sub(0,1)

d. x = “Goldsmiths”[0]  Correct!

Your answer is correct.

Zero-based indexing is an important construct in programming.

The correct answer is: x = “Goldsmiths”[0]

Question 5 How do you create a variable with the integer value 17? Please select all correct answers.
Correct

Mark 1.00 out of Select one or more:

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a. 17 = x

b. x.value = 17

c. x = 17  Correct

d. x = int(17)  Correct

Your answer is correct.

The correct answers are: x = 17, x = int(17)

Question 6 Which of these collections is a list?
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Mark 1.00 out of Select one:

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a. (“data”, “science,” “Goldsmiths”)

b. {“data”, “science,” “Goldsmiths”}

c. {“data”:“science,” “Goldsmiths”:”University”}

d. ["data", "science," "Goldsmiths"]  Correct!

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: ["data", "science," "Goldsmiths"]

Question 7 print(bool(123)) would return...

Correct

Mark 1.00 out of Select one:

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a. True  Correct! Most boolean type checks return a truth value

b. null

c. False

d. NAN

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: True

Question 8 Which of the following are valid methods (modes) for opening a file? Please select all correct answers.
Correct

Mark 1.00 out of Select one or more:

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a. Modify – “m”

b.
Create – “x”  Correct

c. Append - “a”  Correct

d. Insert into - “I”

Your answer is correct.

The correct answers are: Append - “a”,

Create – “x”
Question 9 A collection of data which is ordered, changeable and permits duplicate objects is...
Correct

Mark 1.00 out of Select one:

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a. Set

b. List  Correct!

c. Tuple

d. Dict

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: List

Question 10 Duplicate objects are not permitted in a...

Correct

Mark 1.00 out of Select one:

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a. Set  Correct!

b. Tuple

c. List

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: Set

Question 11 An if statement in Python can be written as follows...

Correct

Mark 1.00 out of

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Select one:
a. if(b>a){}

b. if[b > a];

c. if b > a:  Correct

d. if(b > a)

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: if b > a:

Question 12 Escape characters are used to...

Correct

Mark 1.00 out of Select one:

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a. Exit the application

b. Insert illegal characters  Correct!

c. Compile code

d. Run code

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: Insert illegal characters

Question 13
Comments in Python can be written as...
Correct

Mark 1.00 out of

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Select one or more:

a.
/* This is a comment */

b. // This is a comment //

c.
"""
This is a comment
"""  Correct

d. # This is a comment  Correct

Your answer is correct.

The correct answers are: # This is a comment,

"""
This is a comment
"""

Question 14 Where
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university = ['g', 'o', 'l', 'd', 's', 'm' ,'i' ,'t' ,'h' ,'s']
Mark 1.00 out of
1.00 What would be the output of

print(university[10:])?

Select one:
a. s,h,t,i,m,s,d,l,o,g

b. s

c. []  Correct

d. g

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: []

Question 15 We can utilise external modules in the following way...

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Please select all correct answers.
Mark 1.00 out of
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Select one or more:
a. import thisModule  Correct

b. uses thisModule

c. import thisModule as that  Correct

d. #include thisModule

Your answer is correct.

The correct answers are: import thisModule, import thisModule as that
Question 16 Which statement is used to stop a loop?
Correct

Mark 1.00 out of Select one:

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a. exit

b. break  Correct

c. stop

d. return

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: break

Question 17 Jupyter Notebooks are which type of document...

Incorrect

Mark 0.00 out of Select one:

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a. RDF

b. HTML  This is not correct

c. JSON

d. XML

Your answer is incorrect.

The correct answer is: JSON

Question 18
df.pivot_table(index='col1',values=['col2','col3'],aggfunc='mean') will create a pivot table...
Correct

Mark 1.00 out of Select one:

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a. All of these answers are correct

b.
That groups by col2 and 3 and calculates the mean of col1

c.

That groups by columns 2 and 3 and aggregates all three columns

d. That groups by col1 and calculates the mean of col2 and col3  Correct

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: That groups by col1 and calculates the mean of col2 and col3

Question 19
df.fillna(value=values, limit=1) will replace
Correct

Mark 1.00 out of Select one:

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a. The first NaN element  Correct!

b. All 1 values

c. NaN values in column 1

d. All NaN values

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: The first NaN element

Question 20 We can find out about the data type of an object using...
Correct

Mark 1.00 out of Select one:

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a. print(type(x))  Correct!

b. print(dtype[x])

c. print(typeOf(x))

d. print(typeof x)

Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: print(type(x))

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