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Python Data Analysis, Second Edition

Python Data Analysis, Second Edition

By : Ivan Idris
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Python Data Analysis, Second Edition

Python Data Analysis, Second Edition

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By: Ivan Idris

Overview of this book

Data analysis techniques generate useful insights from small and large volumes of data. Python, with its strong set of libraries, has become a popular platform to conduct various data analysis and predictive modeling tasks. With this book, you will learn how to process and manipulate data with Python for complex analysis and modeling. We learn data manipulations such as aggregating, concatenating, appending, cleaning, and handling missing values, with NumPy and Pandas. The book covers how to store and retrieve data from various data sources such as SQL and NoSQL, CSV fies, and HDF5. We learn how to visualize data using visualization libraries, along with advanced topics such as signal processing, time series, textual data analysis, machine learning, and social media analysis. The book covers a plethora of Python modules, such as matplotlib, statsmodels, scikit-learn, and NLTK. It also covers using Python with external environments such as R, Fortran, C/C++, and Boost libraries.
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Python Data Analysis - Second Edition
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About the Author
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Preface
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Classification with logistic regression


Logistic regression is a type of a classification algorithm (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logistic_regression). This algorithm can be used to predict probabilities associated with a class or an event occurring. A classification problem with multiple classes can be reduced to a binary classification problem. In this simplest case, a high probability for one class means a low probability for another class. Logistic regression is based on the logistic function, which has values in the range between 0 and 1-as is the case with probabilities. The logistic function can therefore be used to transform arbitrary values into probabilities.

We can define a function that performs classification with logistic regression. Create a classifier object as follows:

clf = LogisticRegression(random_state=12) 

The random_state parameter acts like a seed for a pseudo random generator. Earlier in this book, we touched upon the importance of cross-validation as a technique...

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