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Pandas: Data

Cleaning &
Preprocessing
Practical Guide to Handling Missing Data, Renaming Columns, and More
Handling Missing Data
Use Pandas to manage missing values:

- df.isna() to check for missing values.

- df.fillna(value) to replace missing values.

- df.dropna() to remove rows/columns with missing data.

Example:

df['Sales'] = df['Sales'].fillna(0)

df = df.dropna(subset=['Customer_ID'])
Imputation Techniques
Replace missing values using advanced techniques:

- Mean/Median Imputation:

df['Sales'] = df['Sales'].fillna(df['Sales'].mean())

- Forward/Backward Fill:

df['Date'] = df['Date'].fillna(method='ffill')
Renaming Columns
Update column names for clarity:

df = df.rename(columns={'Cust_ID': 'Customer_ID', 'Amt': 'Amount'})

Use inplace=True to modify the DataFrame directly.


Data Type Conversion
Ensure correct data types for analysis:

df['Sales'] = df['Sales'].astype(float)
df['Date'] = pd.to_datetime(df['Date'])

Use pd.to_numeric() for numeric conversion.


Standardizing Text Data

Clean inconsistent text values:

df['Category'] = df['Category'].str.lower()

df['State'] = df['State'].str.strip()

Use .replace() for targeted replacements.


Detecting and Handling
Duplicates
Identify and remove duplicate rows:

duplicates = df.duplicated()

df = df.drop_duplicates()

Keep specific duplicates using keep argument.


Applying Conditional Logic

Use Pandas to implement SQL-like CASE statements:

df['Category'] = df['Sales'].apply(lambda x: 'High' if x > 100 else 'Low')

Combine with np.where() for vectorized operations.


Parsing and Splitting
Columns
Split and extract data from columns:

df[['First_Name', 'Last_Name']] = df['Full_Name'].str.split(' ', expand=True)

Extract specific patterns using .str.extract().


Combining Operations
Chain multiple cleaning steps for efficiency:

df = (df.drop_duplicates()

.fillna({'Sales': 0})

.rename(columns={'Cust_ID': 'Customer_ID'})

.astype({'Sales': float}))

Pipeline-style cleaning for complex datasets.


Key Takeaways for Effective Data
Cleaning
11️⃣ Handle Missing Data Like a Pro:
• Use fillna, dropna, and advanced imputation techniques to address NULL values effectively.
2️⃣ Ensure Consistency with Clean Column Names:
• Standardize and rename columns for clarity and better collaboration.
3️⃣ Leverage Data Type Conversions:
• Convert columns to the right types (datetime, float, etc.) for accurate analysis.
4️⃣ Detect and Resolve Duplicates:
• Identify and eliminate duplicate rows to ensure data integrity.
5️⃣ Streamline with Conditional Logic & Text Cleaning:

"Clean data is the foundation of great analysis. Master these techniques to unlock your dataset's full potential!" 🚀

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