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Python basics

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Build a foundation in Python.

1-2 hours per week, for 8 weeks

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Quiz

What is the difference between lists and tuples?

Lists

Lists are mutable - they can be changed
Slower than tuples
Syntax: a_list = [1, 2.0, 'Hello world']

Tuples

Tuples are immutable - they can’t be changed
Tuples are faster than lists
Syntax: a_tuple = (1, 2.0, 'Hello world')

Is Python case-sensitive?

Yes

Visualization

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Learn how to visualize data with Plotly.

1-2 hours per week, for 8 weeks

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Quiz

When is a heatmap useful?

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Write Plotly code to render a bar chart

import plotly.express as px
data_canada = px.data.gapminder().query("country == 'Canada'")
fig = px.bar(data_canada, x='year', y='pop')
fig.show()

Statistics

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Introduction to statistics for data science.

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The general form of the normal probability density function is:

$$ f(x) = \frac{1}{\sigma \sqrt{2\pi} } e^{-\frac{1}{2}\left(\frac{x-\mu}{\sigma}\right)^2} $$

The parameter $\mu$ is the mean or expectation of the distribution. $\sigma$ is its standard deviation. The variance of the distribution is $\sigma^{2}$.

Quiz

What is the parameter $\mu$?

The parameter $\mu$ is the mean or expectation of the distribution.

Jian Yang and Monica Hall Win the Best Paper Award at Wowchemy 2020

Wed, 02 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Congratulations to Jian Yang and Monica Hall for winning the Best Paper Award at the 2020 Conference on Wowchemy for their paper “Learning Wowchemy”.

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Richard Hendricks Wins First Place in the Wowchemy Prize

Tue, 01 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Congratulations to Richard Hendricks for winning first place in the Wowchemy Prize.

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