5 - Data Cleaning and Preprocessing
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Practice Questions
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What function would you use to check for missing values in a DataFrame?
💡 Hint: Think of which method allows you to see null values.
How would you remove duplicates from a DataFrame?
💡 Hint: Look for a method that deals with duplication.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the primary purpose of data cleaning?
💡 Hint: Think about why we start any analysis.
True or False: Dropping rows with missing data is always the best solution.
💡 Hint: Consider the balance between data loss and integrity.
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Challenge Problems
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You are given a dataset with missing values, duplicates, and outliers. Describe a stepwise approach you would take to preprocess the data for analysis.
💡 Hint: Think through each preprocessing step logically and sequentially.
A dataset shows high variance in income values that negatively impact a predictive model's performance. Propose a solution for this issue.
💡 Hint: Consider techniques that adjust data distributions.
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