Python Data Science Essentials: Become an efficient data science practitioner by thoroughly understanding the key concepts of Python

Alberto Boschetti

Apr 2015 · Packt Publishing Ltd

About this ebook

Become an efficient data science practitioner by thoroughly understanding the key concepts of PythonKey Features

• Quickly get familiar with data science using Python
• Save tons of time through this reference book with all the essential tools illustrated and explained
• Create effective data science projects and avoid common pitfalls with the help of examples and hints dictated by experience

Book DescriptionThe book starts by introducing you to setting up your essential data science toolbox. Then it will guide you across all the data munging and preprocessing phases. This will be done in a manner that explains all the core data science activities related to loading data, transforming and fixing it for analysis, as well as exploring and processing it. Finally, it will complete the overview by presenting you with the main machine learning algorithms, the graph analysis technicalities, and all the visualization instruments that can make your life easier in presenting your results. In this walkthrough, structured as a data science project, you will always be accompanied by clear code and simplified examples to help you understand the underlying mechanics and real-world datasets.What you will learn

• Set up your data science toolbox using a Python scientific environment on Windows, Mac, and Linux
• Get data ready for your data science project
• Manipulate, fix, and explore data in order to solve data science problems
• Set up an experimental pipeline to test your data science hypothesis
• Choose the most effective and scalable learning algorithm for your data science tasks
• Optimize your machine learning models to get the best performance
• Explore and cluster graphs, taking advantage of interconnections and links in your data

Who this book is for

If you are an aspiring data scientist and you have at least a working knowledge of data analysis and Python, this book will get you started in data science. Data analysts with experience of R or MATLAB will also find the book to be a comprehensive reference to enhance their data manipulation and machine learning skills.

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About the author

Alberto Boschetti is a data scientist with expertise in signal processing and statistics. He holds a Ph.D. in telecommunication engineering and currently lives and works in London. In his work projects, he faces challenges ranging from natural language processing (NLP) and behavioral analysis to machine learning and distributed processing. He is very passionate about his job and always tries to stay updated about the latest developments in data science technologies, attending meet-ups, conferences, and other events.