Practice Reading CSV - 5.1 | Python for Data Science | Data Science Basic
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What function is used to read a CSV file in Pandas?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how we load data into a DataFrame.

Question 2

Easy

What does the describe() function do?

πŸ’‘ Hint: This helps in understanding the collected data.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What is the purpose of the pd.read_csv() function?

  • To write data to a CSV file
  • To read data from a CSV file
  • To create a new DataFrame

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how we get information into Python.

Question 2

True or False: The describe() method provides detailed textual data on categorical columns.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider what types of data `describe()` is useful for.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Create a Python function that takes a filename as input, reads the CSV and returns the first 10 rows along with summary statistics.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how we can structure code to be reusable.

Question 2

Given a CSV file containing temperature records, write code to calculate the average temperature from a specified column.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Remember how to select columns within a DataFrame and apply aggregation functions.

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