Who this book is for

This book targets anyone who wants to analyze data or perform numerical simulations of mathematical models.

Since our world is becoming more and more data-driven, knowing how to analyze data effectively is an essential skill to learn. If you're used to spreadsheet programs like Microsoft Excel, you will appreciate Python for its much larger range of analysis and visualization possibilities. Knowing this general-purpose language will also let you share your data and analysis with other programs and libraries.

In conclusion, this book will be useful to students, scientists, engineers, analysts, journalists, statisticians, economists, hobbyists, and all data enthusiasts.

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