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Mod 5 Python Introduction

This document outlines the Module 5 of the Foundations of Business Analytics course, focusing on Python programming. It provides instructions for installing Anaconda, accessing Python through various interfaces, and emphasizes the importance of Python in data science and Fintech careers. Students are expected to learn basic Python syntax, data manipulation with Pandas, and effectively communicate their analyses to non-technical audiences.

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Mod 5 Python Introduction

This document outlines the Module 5 of the Foundations of Business Analytics course, focusing on Python programming. It provides instructions for installing Anaconda, accessing Python through various interfaces, and emphasizes the importance of Python in data science and Fintech careers. Students are expected to learn basic Python syntax, data manipulation with Pandas, and effectively communicate their analyses to non-technical audiences.

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Foundations of Business

Analytics
DSCI 300

Module 5 - Python

Dr. Wenli Xiao


Install Python

Download the “Anaconda” version of Python for your


OS
(https://www.anaconda.com/products/individual)

Anaconda prepackages a number of useful libraries:


• Numpy: core math/stats functions
• Pandas: Data manipulation
• Matplotlib: Visualizations
• Scikit: Machine Learning
• Jupyter: Notebook interface
(full list at
https://docs.anaconda.com/anaconda/packages/pk
g-docs/)
Access to Python

Several ways to work with Python: Anaconda Navigator


gives you a graphical overview.
•Prompt: A simple command prompt. Cleanest way to install new
stuff.
•Spyder: Old school development environment: write program
files, debug, etc. Feels like Matlab, Stata, R Studio, etc.
•Jupyter/Jupyter Lab (my preferences): A browser-based
notebook that stores text, code, and results altogether.

When you launch Jupyter, you’ll get a command window,


and eventually a new browser window that look like a
typically file directory.

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Why Python?

Python has become the most popular


programming language for data science and
Fintech. Competency in Python is a critical
skill for students interested in pursuing
careers in these fields.

This module equips a motivated student who


has little or no prior programming experience
with a working knowledge of the Python
programming language and the Pandas
package to conduct basic data analytics.
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Expectation

Students will be expected to be able to:


1. Read and write basic Python syntax, such as looping,
defining functions, creating or modifying lists,
dictionaries, and tuples.
2. Write Python code to read, write, filter, merge,
summarize, and graph a given dataset.
3. Download and analyze dataset from secondary data
sources.
4. Communicate effectively the purpose, methodology,
and result of an analysis involving Python to a non-
technical business audience.

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Books to Use

• Chapters 1-10 of “Python for Everybody” by


Charles R. Severance, available at
https://www.py4e.com/book.php. (Both the
PDF and HTML versions are free.)

• Chapters 1-3 of “Pandas for Everyone” by


Daniel Y. Chen, available for purchase on
Amazon.com or Pearson.com. (Cost is around
$30 for the print edition.)

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Questions?

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