Module 1: Introduction to Python for Data Analysis (Using VS Code)
1.1. Python Basics
- Overview of Python: Installing Python on your system
- Use VS Code’s Python extension for syntax highlighting, debugging, and IntelliSense
- Variables, Data Types: Understand basic Python types (int, float, string, list, tuple, dict, set)
- Control Structures: if, else, loops (for, while)
- Functions: Defining and calling functions, passing arguments
- File Handling: Reading and writing text files using built-in functions
1.2. Setting Up VS Code for Python
- Install VS Code and the Python extension
- Explore useful extensions: Pylance, Jupyter (for notebook-like experience in VS Code)
- Setting up a Python Virtual Environment to manage dependencies
- Integrated terminal in VS Code for running Python code
1.3. Python Libraries for Data Analysis
- Introduction to key Python libraries for data analysis:
- NumPy: Install and use with VS Code for numerical computing and arrays
- Pandas: Install and explore DataFrame and Series
- Matplotlib and Seaborn: Install and use for plotting graphs and visualizations
- SciPy: Install and use for scientific functions
- Statsmodels: Install and use for statistical modeling
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Module 2: Data Manipulation and Cleaning (VS Code)
2.1. Introduction to Pandas
- Creating Series and DataFrames from data (CSV, Excel, etc.)
- Exploring data: `.head()`, `.tail()`, `.info()`, `.describe()`
- Selecting data: Using `.loc[]` and `.iloc[]` for rows and columns
2.2. Data Cleaning Techniques
- Handling Missing Data: `isnull()`, `dropna()`, `fillna()`
- Data Transformation: Using `.apply()`, `.map()`, `.replace()`
- Dealing with Duplicates: `.drop_duplicates()`
- String Operations: Using `.str` methods to manipulate text data
2.3. Data Aggregation and Grouping
- GroupBy: Grouping data based on columns and applying aggregation functions
- Pivot tables and Cross-tabulations
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Module 3: Data Exploration and Visualization (VS Code)
3.1. Introduction to Data Visualization
- Matplotlib: Creating basic visualizations (line plots, bar charts, histograms)
- Seaborn: Enhancing visualizations with better aesthetics (box plots, pair plots, heatmaps)
- Customizing plots: Titles, axis labels, legends
3.2. Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA)
- Distribution Analysis: Histograms, KDEs (Kernel Density Estimation)
- Correlation: Scatter plots, heatmaps to visualize correlation
- Outliers Detection: Boxplots, violin plots
- Multivariate Analysis: Pairplot, correlation matrix
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Module 4: Statistical Analysis (VS Code)
4.1. Descriptive Statistics
- Central Tendency: Mean, median, mode
- Dispersion: Variance, standard deviation
- Percentiles: Calculating percentiles, quantiles
4.2. Inferential Statistics
- Hypothesis Testing: t-tests, chi-square tests, ANOVA
- P-values and Significance: Understanding p-values and significance level
- Confidence Intervals: Calculating and interpreting confidence intervals
4.3. Probability Distributions
- Normal Distribution: Using `scipy.stats.norm`
- Binomial and Poisson Distributions
4.4. Linear Regression
- Simple Linear Regression: Using `statsmodels` or `sklearn`
- Evaluating Regression Models: R-squared, RMSE, residual analysis
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Module 5: Advanced Data Analysis (VS Code)
5.1. Time Series Analysis
- Time Series Data: Handling DateTime objects in Pandas
- Time Series Decomposition: Identifying trend, seasonality, and residuals
- ARIMA: Using `statsmodels` to build ARIMA models
5.2. Machine Learning Basics (VS Code)
- Supervised Learning: Implementing linear regression, decision trees, and KNN models using scikit-learn in VS Code
- Evaluating Models: Accuracy, precision, recall, confusion matrix
- Unsupervised Learning: K-means clustering
5.3. Model Deployment
- Flask/FastAPI: Build a simple web API to deploy models created in VS Code
- Saving Models: Using `joblib` or `pickle` to serialize models for future use
- Building a Web Interface: Displaying predictions through web interfaces using Flask or FastAPI
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Module 6: Real-world Data Analysis Projects (VS Code)
6.1. Project 1: Analyzing a Sales Dataset
- Objective: Clean, manipulate, and visualize a sales dataset
- Tasks: Calculate sales statistics, identify trends, make predictions using simple models
6.2. Project 2: Predicting Housing Prices
- Objective: Build a regression model to predict house prices based on features
- Tasks: Data preprocessing, feature selection, model training, evaluation
6.3. Project 3: Time Series Forecasting
- Objective: Forecast future stock prices or temperature data using ARIMA models
- Tasks: Time series decomposition, ARIMA model fitting, prediction
6.4. Project 4: Customer Segmentation with Clustering
- Objective: Use clustering algorithms to segment customers into groups
- Tasks: Preprocess data, apply K-means, visualize clusters
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Module 7: Advanced Topics
7.1. Big Data with Python (VS Code)
- Working with Large Datasets: Using Dask or PySpark in VS Code for parallel processing
- Data Handling: Leveraging VS Code’s integration with Dask or Spark to handle large data volumes
7.2. Natural Language Processing (NLP)
- Text Processing: Using libraries like `nltk` and `spaCy` for text analysis
- Sentiment Analysis: Analyzing text data for sentiment or classification tasks
7.3. Deep Learning
- Deep Learning: Implementing basic neural networks using TensorFlow or PyTorch in VS Code
- Building Models: Train models for tasks like image or text classification
With VS Code, you can have a streamlined, robust, and highly productive data analysis environment. It also allows you to easily integrate version control, run code in the integrated terminal, and organize your work efficiently.
Module 1: Introduction to Python for Data Analysis (Using VS Code)
Module 1: Introduction to Python for Data Analysis (Using VS Code)
1.1. Python Basics
- Overview of Python: Installing Python on your system
- Use VS Code’s Python extension for syntax highlighting, debugging, and IntelliSense
- Variables, Data Types: Understand basic Python types (int, float, string, list, tuple, dict, set)
- Control Structures: if, else, loops (for, while)
- Functions: Defining and calling functions, passing arguments
- File Handling: Reading and writing text files using built-in functions
1.2. Setting Up VS Code for Python
- Install VS Code and the Python extension
- Explore useful extensions: Pylance, Jupyter (for notebook-like experience in VS Code)
- Setting up a Python Virtual Environment to manage dependencies
- Integrated terminal in VS Code for running Python code
1.3. Python Libraries for Data Analysis
- Introduction to key Python libraries for data analysis:
- NumPy: Install and use with VS Code for numerical computing and arrays
- Pandas: Install and explore DataFrame and Series
- Matplotlib and Seaborn: Install and use for plotting graphs and visualizations
- SciPy: Install and use for scientific functions
- Statsmodels: Install and use for statistical modeling
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Module 2: Data Manipulation and Cleaning (VS Code)
2.1. Introduction to Pandas
- Creating Series and DataFrames from data (CSV, Excel, etc.)
- Exploring data: `.head()`, `.tail()`, `.info()`, `.describe()`
- Selecting data: Using `.loc[]` and `.iloc[]` for rows and columns
2.2. Data Cleaning Techniques
- Handling Missing Data: `isnull()`, `dropna()`, `fillna()`
- Data Transformation: Using `.apply()`, `.map()`, `.replace()`
- Dealing with Duplicates: `.drop_duplicates()`
- String Operations: Using `.str` methods to manipulate text data
2.3. Data Aggregation and Grouping
- GroupBy: Grouping data based on columns and applying aggregation functions
- Pivot tables and Cross-tabulations
---
Module 3: Data Exploration and Visualization (VS Code)
3.1. Introduction to Data Visualization
- Matplotlib: Creating basic visualizations (line plots, bar charts, histograms)
- Seaborn: Enhancing visualizations with better aesthetics (box plots, pair plots, heatmaps)
- Customizing plots: Titles, axis labels, legends
3.2. Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA)
- Distribution Analysis: Histograms, KDEs (Kernel Density Estimation)
- Correlation: Scatter plots, heatmaps to visualize correlation
- Outliers Detection: Boxplots, violin plots
- Multivariate Analysis: Pairplot, correlation matrix
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Module 4: Statistical Analysis (VS Code)
4.1. Descriptive Statistics
- Central Tendency: Mean, median, mode
- Dispersion: Variance, standard deviation
- Percentiles: Calculating percentiles, quantiles
4.2. Inferential Statistics
- Hypothesis Testing: t-tests, chi-square tests, ANOVA
- P-values and Significance: Understanding p-values and significance level
- Confidence Intervals: Calculating and interpreting confidence intervals
4.3. Probability Distributions
- Normal Distribution: Using `scipy.stats.norm`
- Binomial and Poisson Distributions
4.4. Linear Regression
- Simple Linear Regression: Using `statsmodels` or `sklearn`
- Evaluating Regression Models: R-squared, RMSE, residual analysis
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Module 5: Advanced Data Analysis (VS Code)
5.1. Time Series Analysis
- Time Series Data: Handling DateTime objects in Pandas
- Time Series Decomposition: Identifying trend, seasonality, and residuals
- ARIMA: Using `statsmodels` to build ARIMA models
5.2. Machine Learning Basics (VS Code)
- Supervised Learning: Implementing linear regression, decision trees, and KNN models using scikit-learn in VS Code
- Evaluating Models: Accuracy, precision, recall, confusion matrix
- Unsupervised Learning: K-means clustering
5.3. Model Deployment
- Flask/FastAPI: Build a simple web API to deploy models created in VS Code
- Saving Models: Using `joblib` or `pickle` to serialize models for future use
- Building a Web Interface: Displaying predictions through web interfaces using Flask or FastAPI
---
Module 6: Real-world Data Analysis Projects (VS Code)
6.1. Project 1: Analyzing a Sales Dataset
- Objective: Clean, manipulate, and visualize a sales dataset
- Tasks: Calculate sales statistics, identify trends, make predictions using simple models
6.2. Project 2: Predicting Housing Prices
- Objective: Build a regression model to predict house prices based on features
- Tasks: Data preprocessing, feature selection, model training, evaluation
6.3. Project 3: Time Series Forecasting
- Objective: Forecast future stock prices or temperature data using ARIMA models
- Tasks: Time series decomposition, ARIMA model fitting, prediction
6.4. Project 4: Customer Segmentation with Clustering
- Objective: Use clustering algorithms to segment customers into groups
- Tasks: Preprocess data, apply K-means, visualize clusters
---
Module 7: Advanced Topics
7.1. Big Data with Python (VS Code)
- Working with Large Datasets: Using Dask or PySpark in VS Code for parallel processing
- Data Handling: Leveraging VS Code’s integration with Dask or Spark to handle large data volumes
7.2. Natural Language Processing (NLP)
- Text Processing: Using libraries like `nltk` and `spaCy` for text analysis
- Sentiment Analysis: Analyzing text data for sentiment or classification tasks
7.3. Deep Learning
- Deep Learning: Implementing basic neural networks using TensorFlow or PyTorch in VS Code
- Building Models: Train models for tasks like image or text classification
With VS Code, you can have a streamlined, robust, and highly productive data analysis environment. It also allows you to easily integrate version control, run code in the integrated terminal, and organize your work efficiently.