Pandas and DataFrames

In this lesson we will be exploring data analysis using Pandas.

  • College Board talks about ideas like
    • Tools. "the ability to process data depends on users capabilities and their tools"
    • Combining Data. "combine county data sets"
    • Status on Data"determining the artist with the greatest attendance during a particular month"
    • Data poses challenge. "the need to clean data", "incomplete data"
  • From Pandas Overview -- When working with tabular data, such as data stored in spreadsheets or databases, pandas is the right tool for you. pandas will help you to explore, clean, and process your data. In pandas, a data table is called a DataFrame.
'''Pandas is used to gather data sets through its DataFrames implementation'''
import pandas as pd

Cleaning Data

When looking at a data set, check to see what data needs to be cleaned. Examples include:

  • Missing Data Points
  • Invalid Data
  • Inaccurate Data

Run the following code to see what needs to be cleaned

df = pd.read_json('files/grade.json')

print(df)
# What part of the data set needs to be cleaned?
# From PBL learning, what is a good time to clean data?  Hint, remember Garbage in, Garbage out?
   Student ID Year in School   GPA
0         123             12  3.57
1         246             10  4.00
2         578             12  2.78
3         469             11  3.45
4         324         Junior  4.75
5         313             20  3.33
6         145             12  2.95
7         167             10  3.90
8         235      9th Grade  3.15
9         nil              9  2.80
10        469             11  3.45
11        456             10  2.75

the 9th grade and Junior and 20 in the grade level need to be cleaned

Extracting Info

Take a look at some features that the Pandas library has that extracts info from the dataset

DataFrame Extract Column

print(df[['GPA']])

print()

#try two columns and remove the index from print statement
print(df[['Student ID','GPA']].to_string(index=False))
     GPA
0   3.57
1   4.00
2   2.78
3   3.45
4   4.75
5   3.33
6   2.95
7   3.90
8   3.15
9   2.80
10  3.45
11  2.75

Student ID  GPA
       123 3.57
       246 4.00
       578 2.78
       469 3.45
       324 4.75
       313 3.33
       145 2.95
       167 3.90
       235 3.15
       nil 2.80
       469 3.45
       456 2.75

DataFrame Sort

print(df.sort_values(by=['GPA']))

print()

#sort the values in reverse order
print(df.sort_values(by=['GPA'], ascending=False))
   Student ID Year in School   GPA
11        456             10  2.75
2         578             12  2.78
9         nil              9  2.80
6         145             12  2.95
8         235      9th Grade  3.15
5         313             20  3.33
3         469             11  3.45
10        469             11  3.45
0         123             12  3.57
7         167             10  3.90
1         246             10  4.00
4         324         Junior  4.75

   Student ID Year in School   GPA
4         324         Junior  4.75
1         246             10  4.00
7         167             10  3.90
0         123             12  3.57
3         469             11  3.45
10        469             11  3.45
5         313             20  3.33
8         235      9th Grade  3.15
6         145             12  2.95
9         nil              9  2.80
2         578             12  2.78
11        456             10  2.75

DataFrame Selection or Filter

print(df[df.GPA > 3.00])
   Student ID Year in School   GPA
0         123             12  3.57
1         246             10  4.00
3         469             11  3.45
4         324         Junior  4.75
5         313             20  3.33
7         167             10  3.90
8         235      9th Grade  3.15
10        469             11  3.45

DataFrame Selection Max and Min

print(df[df.GPA == df.GPA.max()])
print()
print(df[df.GPA == df.GPA.min()])
  Student ID Year in School   GPA
4        324         Junior  4.75

   Student ID Year in School   GPA
11        456             10  2.75

Create your own DataFrame

Using Pandas allows you to create your own DataFrame in Python.

Python Dictionary to Pandas DataFrame

import pandas as pd

#the data can be stored as a python dictionary
dict = {
  "calories": [420, 380, 390, 250],
  "duration": [50, 40, 45, 30]
}
#stores the data in a data frame
print("-------------Dict_to_DF------------------")
df = pd.DataFrame(dict)
print(df)

print("----------Dict_to_DF_labels--------------")

#or with the index argument, you can label rows.
df = pd.DataFrame(dict, index = ["day1", "day2", "day3", "day4"])
print(df)
-------------Dict_to_DF------------------
   calories  duration
0       420        50
1       380        40
2       390        45
3       250        30
----------Dict_to_DF_labels--------------
      calories  duration
day1       420        50
day2       380        40
day3       390        45
day4       250        30

Examine DataFrame Rows

print("-------Examine Selected Rows---------")
#use a list for multiple labels:
print(df.loc[["day1", "day3"]])

#refer to the row index:
print("--------Examine Single Row-----------")
print(df.loc["day1"])
-------Examine Selected Rows---------
      calories  duration
day1       420        50
day3       390        45
--------Examine Single Row-----------
calories    420
duration     50
Name: day1, dtype: int64

Pandas DataFrame Information

print(df.info())
<class 'pandas.core.frame.DataFrame'>
Index: 4 entries, day1 to day4
Data columns (total 2 columns):
 #   Column    Non-Null Count  Dtype
---  ------    --------------  -----
 0   calories  4 non-null      int64
 1   duration  4 non-null      int64
dtypes: int64(2)
memory usage: 268.0+ bytes
None

Example of larger data set

Pandas can read CSV and many other types of files, run the following code to see more features with a larger data set

import pandas as pd

#read csv and sort 'Duration' largest to smallest
df = pd.read_csv('files/data.csv').sort_values(by=['Duration'], ascending=False)

print("--Duration Top 5---------")
print(df.head(5))

print("--Duration Bottom 5------")
print(df.tail(5))
--Duration Top 5---------
     Duration  Pulse  Maxpulse  Calories
69        300    108       143    1500.2
79        270    100       131    1729.0
109       210    137       184    1860.4
60        210    108       160    1376.0
106       180     90       120     800.3
--Duration Bottom 5------
     Duration  Pulse  Maxpulse  Calories
95         20    151       168     229.4
139        20    141       162     222.4
64         20    110       130     131.4
112        15    124       139     124.2
93         15     80       100      50.5

APIs are a Source for Writing Programs with Data

3rd Party APIs are a great source for creating Pandas Data Frames.

  • Data can be fetched and resulting json can be placed into a Data Frame
  • Observe output, this looks very similar to a Database
'''Pandas can be used to analyze data'''
import pandas as pd
import requests

def fetch():
    '''Obtain data from an endpoint'''
    url = "https://flask.nighthawkcodingsociety.com/api/covid/"
    fetch = requests.get(url)
    json = fetch.json()

    # filter data for requirement
    df = pd.DataFrame(json['countries_stat'])  # filter endpoint for country stats
    print(df.loc[0:5, 'country_name':'deaths']) # show row 0 through 5 and columns country_name through deaths
    
fetch()
  country_name       cases     deaths
0          USA  82,649,779  1,018,316
1        India  43,057,545    522,193
2       Brazil  30,345,654    662,663
3       France  28,244,977    145,020
4      Germany  24,109,433    134,624
5           UK  21,933,206    173,352

Hacks

AP Prep

  • Add this Blog to you own Blogging site. In the Blog add notes and observations on each code cell.
  • In blog add College Board practice problems for 2.3.

The next 4 weeks, Teachers want you to improve your understanding of data. Look at the blog and others on Unit 2. Your intention is to find some things to differentiate your individual College Board project.

  • Create or Find your own dataset. The suggestion is to use a JSON file, integrating with your PBL project would be Fambulous.
When choosing a data set, think about the following:- Does it have a good sample size?    - Is there bias in the data?
- Does the data set need to be cleaned?
- What is the purpose of the data set?
- ...
  • Continue this Blog using Pandas extract info from that dataset (ex. max, min, mean, median, mode, etc.)

Hack Helpers

Here is how Mort started on this assignment by asking ChatGPT ... Regarding Python Pandas, what are some data sets that would be good for learning Pandas?

  • There are many data sets that are suitable for learning pandas, depending on your interests and the skills you want to develop. Here are some suggestions:- Titanic Dataset: This is a classic dataset for data analysis and machine learning, and is often used as an introduction to pandas. The dataset contains information about passengers on the Titanic, including their demographics, ticket class, and survival status.

    • Iris Dataset: This is another classic dataset that is often used in machine learning and data analysis courses. The dataset contains information about iris flowers, including their sepal length, sepal width, petal length, and petal width.

    • NBA Player Stats: This dataset contains information about NBA players, including their stats for various games, their positions, and their salaries. It is a great dataset for learning how to clean and manipulate data using pandas.

    • Housing Prices Dataset: This dataset contains information about housing prices in a particular city or region, including variables such as the number of bedrooms, square footage, and price. It is a great dataset for learning how to manipulate and analyze numerical data using pandas.

    • COVID-19 Dataset: This dataset contains information about the COVID-19 pandemic, including the number of cases, deaths, and recoveries in various countries and regions. It is a great dataset for learning how to manipulate and analyze time-series data using pandas.

    • World Bank Dataset: This dataset contains information about economic indicators from various countries, such as GDP, population, and poverty rates. It is a great dataset for learning how to manipulate and analyze large datasets using pandas.

  • These are just a few examples of the many datasets that are suitable for learning pandas. The best dataset for you will depend on your interests and the specific skills you want to develop.

    Follow up question, "where can I find Titanic data set?"

  • The Titanic dataset is a popular dataset for data analysis and machine learning, and it can be found on various websites and data repositories. Here are a few places where you can find the Titanic dataset:- Kaggle: The Titanic dataset is available on Kaggle, which is a popular platform for data scientists and machine learning enthusiasts. You can download the dataset from the Kaggle website after creating an account.

    • UCI Machine Learning Repository: The Titanic dataset is also available on the UCI Machine Learning Repository, which is a collection of datasets that are commonly used for machine learning research. You can download the dataset from the UCI Machine Learning Repository website.

    • Seaborn library: If you have the Seaborn library installed in your Python environment, you can load the Titanic dataset directly from the library using the following code:

      import seaborn as sns
      titanic_data = sns.load_dataset('titanic')
      

Titanic Data

Look at a sample of data.

import seaborn as sns

# Load the titanic dataset
titanic_data = sns.load_dataset('titanic')

print("Titanic Data")


print(titanic_data.columns) # titanic data set

print(titanic_data[['survived','pclass', 'sex', 'age', 'sibsp', 'parch', 'class', 'fare', 'embark_town']]) # look at selected columns
Titanic Data
Index(['survived', 'pclass', 'sex', 'age', 'sibsp', 'parch', 'fare',
       'embarked', 'class', 'who', 'adult_male', 'deck', 'embark_town',
       'alive', 'alone'],
      dtype='object')
     survived  pclass     sex   age  sibsp  parch   class     fare  \
0           0       3    male  22.0      1      0   Third   7.2500   
1           1       1  female  38.0      1      0   First  71.2833   
2           1       3  female  26.0      0      0   Third   7.9250   
3           1       1  female  35.0      1      0   First  53.1000   
4           0       3    male  35.0      0      0   Third   8.0500   
..        ...     ...     ...   ...    ...    ...     ...      ...   
886         0       2    male  27.0      0      0  Second  13.0000   
887         1       1  female  19.0      0      0   First  30.0000   
888         0       3  female   NaN      1      2   Third  23.4500   
889         1       1    male  26.0      0      0   First  30.0000   
890         0       3    male  32.0      0      0   Third   7.7500   

     embark_town  
0    Southampton  
1      Cherbourg  
2    Southampton  
3    Southampton  
4    Southampton  
..           ...  
886  Southampton  
887  Southampton  
888  Southampton  
889    Cherbourg  
890   Queenstown  

[891 rows x 9 columns]

Use Pandas to clean the data. Most analysis, like Machine Learning or even Pandas in general like data to be in standardized format. This is called 'Training' or 'Cleaning' data.

# Preprocess the data
from sklearn.preprocessing import OneHotEncoder


td = titanic_data
td.drop(['alive', 'who', 'adult_male', 'class', 'embark_town', 'deck'], axis=1, inplace=True)
td.dropna(inplace=True)
td['sex'] = td['sex'].apply(lambda x: 1 if x == 'male' else 0)
td['alone'] = td['alone'].apply(lambda x: 1 if x == True else 0)

# Encode categorical variables
enc = OneHotEncoder(handle_unknown='ignore')
enc.fit(td[['embarked']])
onehot = enc.transform(td[['embarked']]).toarray()
cols = ['embarked_' + val for val in enc.categories_[0]]
td[cols] = pd.DataFrame(onehot)
td.drop(['embarked'], axis=1, inplace=True)
td.dropna(inplace=True)

print(td)
     survived  pclass  sex   age  sibsp  parch      fare  alone  embarked_C  \
0           0       3    1  22.0      1      0    7.2500      0         0.0   
1           1       1    0  38.0      1      0   71.2833      0         1.0   
2           1       3    0  26.0      0      0    7.9250      1         0.0   
3           1       1    0  35.0      1      0   53.1000      0         0.0   
4           0       3    1  35.0      0      0    8.0500      1         0.0   
..        ...     ...  ...   ...    ...    ...       ...    ...         ...   
705         0       2    1  39.0      0      0   26.0000      1         0.0   
706         1       2    0  45.0      0      0   13.5000      1         0.0   
707         1       1    1  42.0      0      0   26.2875      1         0.0   
708         1       1    0  22.0      0      0  151.5500      1         0.0   
710         1       1    0  24.0      0      0   49.5042      1         1.0   

     embarked_Q  embarked_S  
0           0.0         1.0  
1           0.0         0.0  
2           0.0         1.0  
3           0.0         1.0  
4           0.0         1.0  
..          ...         ...  
705         0.0         1.0  
706         0.0         1.0  
707         1.0         0.0  
708         0.0         1.0  
710         0.0         0.0  

[564 rows x 11 columns]

The result of 'Training' data is making it easier to analyze or make conclusions. In looking at the Titanic, as you clean you would probably want to make assumptions on likely chance of survival.

This would involve analyzing various factors (such as age, gender, class, etc.) that may have affected a person's chances of survival, and using that information to make predictions about whether an individual would have survived or not.

  • Data description:- Survival - Survival (0 = No; 1 = Yes). Not included in test.csv file. - Pclass - Passenger Class (1 = 1st; 2 = 2nd; 3 = 3rd)

    • Name - Name
    • Sex - Sex
    • Age - Age
    • Sibsp - Number of Siblings/Spouses Aboard
    • Parch - Number of Parents/Children Aboard
    • Ticket - Ticket Number
    • Fare - Passenger Fare
    • Cabin - Cabin
    • Embarked - Port of Embarkation (C = Cherbourg; Q = Queenstown; S = Southampton)
  • Perished Mean/Average

print(titanic_data.query("survived == 0").mean())
survived       0.000000
pclass         2.464072
sex            0.844311
age           31.073353
sibsp          0.562874
parch          0.398204
fare          24.835902
alone          0.616766
embarked_C     0.185629
embarked_Q     0.038922
embarked_S     0.775449
dtype: float64
  • Survived Mean/Average
print(td.query("survived == 1").mean())
survived       1.000000
pclass         1.878261
sex            0.326087
age           28.481522
sibsp          0.504348
parch          0.508696
fare          50.188806
alone          0.456522
embarked_C     0.152174
embarked_Q     0.034783
embarked_S     0.813043
dtype: float64

Survived Max and Min Stats

print(td.query("survived == 1").max())
print(td.query("survived == 1").min())
survived        1.0000
pclass          3.0000
sex             1.0000
age            80.0000
sibsp           4.0000
parch           5.0000
fare          512.3292
alone           1.0000
embarked_C      1.0000
embarked_Q      1.0000
embarked_S      1.0000
dtype: float64
survived      1.00
pclass        1.00
sex           0.00
age           0.75
sibsp         0.00
parch         0.00
fare          0.00
alone         0.00
embarked_C    0.00
embarked_Q    0.00
embarked_S    0.00
dtype: float64

Machine Learning

From Tutorials Point%20is,a%20consistence%20interface%20in%20Python). Scikit-learn (Sklearn) is the most useful and robust library for machine learning in Python. It provides a selection of efficient tools for machine learning and statistical modeling including classification, regression, clustering and dimensionality reduction via a consistence interface in Python.> Description from ChatGPT. The Titanic dataset is a popular dataset for data analysis and machine learning. In the context of machine learning, accuracy refers to the percentage of correctly classified instances in a set of predictions. In this case, the testing data is a subset of the original Titanic dataset that the decision tree model has not seen during training......After training the decision tree model on the training data, we can evaluate its performance on the testing data by making predictions on the testing data and comparing them to the actual outcomes. The accuracy of the decision tree classifier on the testing data tells us how well the model generalizes to new data that it hasn't seen before......For example, if the accuracy of the decision tree classifier on the testing data is 0.8 (or 80%), this means that 80% of the predictions made by the model on the testing data were correct....Chance of survival could be done using various machine learning techniques, including decision trees, logistic regression, or support vector machines, among others.

  • Code Below prepares data for further analysis and provides an Accuracy. IMO, you would insert a new passenger and predict survival. Datasets could be used on various factors like prediction if a player will hit a Home Run, or a Stock will go up or down.
from sklearn.model_selection import train_test_split
from sklearn.tree import DecisionTreeClassifier
from sklearn.linear_model import LogisticRegression
from sklearn.metrics import accuracy_score

# Split arrays or matrices into random train and test subsets.
X = td.drop('survived', axis=1)
y = td['survived']
X_train, X_test, y_train, y_test = train_test_split(X, y, test_size=0.3, random_state=42)

# Train a decision tree classifier
dt = DecisionTreeClassifier()
dt.fit(X_train, y_train)

# Test the model
y_pred = dt.predict(X_test)
accuracy = accuracy_score(y_test, y_pred)
print('DecisionTreeClassifier Accuracy:', accuracy)

# Train a logistic regression model
logreg = LogisticRegression()
logreg.fit(X_train, y_train)

# Test the model
y_pred = logreg.predict(X_test)
accuracy = accuracy_score(y_test, y_pred)
print('LogisticRegression Accuracy:', accuracy)
DecisionTreeClassifier Accuracy: 0.7588235294117647
LogisticRegression Accuracy: 0.788235294117647
/home/kaylee/anaconda3/lib/python3.9/site-packages/sklearn/linear_model/_logistic.py:814: ConvergenceWarning: lbfgs failed to converge (status=1):
STOP: TOTAL NO. of ITERATIONS REACHED LIMIT.

Increase the number of iterations (max_iter) or scale the data as shown in:
    https://scikit-learn.org/stable/modules/preprocessing.html
Please also refer to the documentation for alternative solver options:
    https://scikit-learn.org/stable/modules/linear_model.html#logistic-regression
  n_iter_i = _check_optimize_result(

Implementing into my own PBL project

What if a shopper wanted a puppy, I could easily find the youngest dogs in the data base.

import pandas as pd

df = pd.read_json('files/dogs.json')

print(df.sort_values(by=['age'], ascending=True))
    age                           breed         dob  id    name price     sex  \
17    0                American Bulldog  02-22-2022  18    Musa  $160  female   
5     0           Black Mouth Cur Blend  04-09-2022   6   Julie  $250  female   
0     1        Labrador Retriever Blend  02-11-2022   1     Joe  $200    male   
16    1  American Staffordshire Terrier  01-23-2022  17   Shuri  $190  female   
3     1                 Retriever Blend  11-01-2021   4   Honey  $200  female   
4     1                 Retriever Blend  11-01-2021   5  George  $200    male   
6     1                 Retriever Blend  06-05-2021   7  Violet  $198  female   
15    1                          Beagle  01-11-2022  16     Cap  $200    male   
14    2                       Dachshund  03-09-2020  15  Parker  $155    male   
10    2    Border Collie-Shepherd Blend  09-24-2020  11   Bucky  $140    male   
9     2         Doberman Pinscher Blend  09-12-2020  10   Stark  $220    male   
8     2                 Retriever Blend  08-17-2020   9    Thor  $200    male   
2     2             Hound-Terrier Blend  04-29-2020   3   Harry  $160    male   
12    3             Jack Russel Terrier  10-20-2019  13   Tasha  $130  female   
13    3            Chihuahua Short Coat  08-25-2019  14   Shang  $140    male   
11    4            Shepherd-Husky Blend  02-01-2019  12   Wanda  $260  female   
7     4                  Shepherd Blend  11-01-2018   8    Doug  $120    male   
1     4       Shepherd-Rottweiler Blend  01-31-2019   2    Bean  $180    male   
18    5                         Maltese  12-11-2017  19   Bloom  $110  female   
19    5                      Cattle Dog  12-27-2017  20  Stella  $220  female   

      uid  
17  96971  
5   91236  
0   81729  
16  85359  
3   90276  
4   90277  
6   86327  
15  89322  
14  86009  
10  94465  
9   92888  
8   90028  
2   80032  
12  94327  
13  80786  
11  90992  
7   87729  
1   83792  
18  91298  
19  98030  
import pandas as pd

df = pd.read_json('files/dogs.json')

print(df[df.age > 3.00])
    age                      breed         dob  id    name  price     sex  \
1     4  Shepherd-Rottweiler Blend  01-31-2019   2    Bean    180    male   
7     4             Shepherd Blend  11-01-2018   8    Doug    120    male   
11    4       Shepherd-Husky Blend  02-01-2019  12   Wanda    260  female   
18    5                    Maltese  12-11-2017  19   Bloom    110  female   
19    5                 Cattle Dog  12-27-2017  20  Stella    220  female   

      uid  
1   83792  
7   87729  
11  90992  
18  91298  
19  98030  
import pandas as pd

print("The most expensive dog in our database:")
print(df.loc[df['price'] == df['price'].max()])
print("The cheapest dog in our database")
print(df.loc[df['price'] == df['price'].min()])
#print(df.loc[df['price'] == df['price'].mean()])
# above commented out code returns empty data frame because the mean value of price column
# does not match any of the actual values in the price column 
The most expensive dog in our database:
    age                 breed         dob  id   name  price     sex    uid
11    4  Shepherd-Husky Blend  02-01-2019  12  Wanda    260  female  90992
The cheapest dog in our database
    age    breed         dob  id   name  price     sex    uid
18    5  Maltese  12-11-2017  19  Bloom    110  female  91298
# a range of 10% of the mean value, thereby capturing a wider range of 
# values around the mean.
mean_price = df['price'].mean()
range_min = mean_price - 0.1 * mean_price
range_max = mean_price + 0.1 * mean_price

print(df.loc[(df['price'] >= range_min) & (df['price'] <= range_max)])
    age                           breed         dob  id    name  price  \
1     4       Shepherd-Rottweiler Blend  01-31-2019   2    Bean    180   
6     1                 Retriever Blend  06-05-2021   7  Violet    198   
16    1  American Staffordshire Terrier  01-23-2022  17   Shuri    190   

       sex    uid  
1     male  83792  
6   female  86327  
16  female  85359  
print("The average dog price in our database is:")
print(df['price'].mean())
print("The median dog price is: ")
print(df['price'].median())
print("The mode of our dog prices is: ")
print(df['price'].mode())
The average dog price in our database is:
181.65
The median dog price is: 
194.0
The mode of our dog prices is: 
0    200
Name: price, dtype: int64