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Python for Data Analysis (Pandas & Matplotlib)

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1. Reading Tabular Spreadsheets into Pandas DataFrames

💡 WHAT

A Pandas DataFrame (`df`) is a two-dimensional labeled data structure with columns of potentially different types, similar to an Excel worksheet or SQL table.

🎯 WHY

DataFrames allow you to perform blazing-fast filtering, mathematical calculations, and transformations on thousands of spreadsheet rows with single-line commands.

⏱️ WHEN

Use whenever you load CSV, TSV, or Excel spreadsheets for exploratory analysis or machine learning pipelines.

Preloaded Demo Dataset: Sales & Revenue Performance (9 rows, 5 columns)

Available as table `data` / `df`

Interactive Code Editor (Python / Pandas)

df.shapeReturns a tuple representing the dimensionality (number of rows, number of columns).

df.dtypesLists data types detected for each column (int64, float64, object/string).

df.head()Returns the first 5 rows of the DataFrame for rapid visual inspection.

Practice Challenge

Inspect summary descriptive statistics (mean, std, min, max, 25%, 75%) for all numeric columns in this dataset.

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