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In this introductory chapter, you looked at the basic processes of data science: the steps in a typical data analysis study, where to obtain data and the different formats of data, and the structure of a typical project report. The rest of the book introduces the features of Python that are essential to elementary data science, as well as various Python modules that provide algorithmic and statistical support for a data science project of modest complexity.
Before you continue, let’s do a simple project to get our Python feet wet. (Do pythons have feet?) Computer programmers have a good tradition of introducing beginners to a new programming language by writing a program that outputs “Hello, World!” There is no reason for us not to ...
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