Chapter 3. Basic Data Analysis with NumPy
In this chapter, we will learn about basic data analysis through an example of historical weather data. We will learn about functions that make working with NumPy easier.
In this chapter, we shall cover the following topics:
- Functions working on arrays
- Loading arrays from files containing weather data
- Simple mathematical and statistical functions
Introducing the dataset
First, we will learn about file I/O with NumPy. Data is usually stored in files. You would not get far if you are not able to read from and write to files.
The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) offers daily weather data online (browse to http://www.knmi.nl/climatology/daily_data/download.html). KNMI is the Dutch meteorological ...
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