Python or R for Data Analysis: Which Should You Learn?
February 4, 2025
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Beginner level
Prior experience with Python programming and knowledge of Pandas library is helpful, but not needed.
Recommended experience
Beginner level
Prior experience with Python programming and knowledge of Pandas library is helpful, but not needed.
Import data using the Pandas library for Python
Clean data using Pandas methods and Python scripts
Analyze and save a data set that answers a business question
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Only available on desktop
In this project-based course, you will learn how to use the Python programming language and Pandas as a data analyst. A data analyst analyzes and visualizes data, as well as communicates the findings and insights effectively across an organization. In many cases, these findings are meant to answer a business question.
For this project-based course, Airbnb is looking for excellent deals to promote hosts in New York City using a new social media ad campaign. We will do this by obtaining, cleaning, and analyzing existing data to help Airbnb decide which hosts will be promoted. Data analysis is a valuable skill to have if you want to use open-source data to help make business decisions. This project will help an aspiring data analyst use Python and Pandas to load, clean, and use data to answer important business questions.
In a video that plays in a split-screen with your work area, your instructor will walk you through these steps:
Import Airbnb data from the New York City CSV
Remove columns and rows that are not needed for our purpose
Remove rows that don't meet the parameters of our business question
Remove rows with empty data and compare the number of entries
Sort the results to prepare potential hosts to promote
Separate hosts by borough and rank by price
Comparing data from two neighborhoods
Prior experience with Python programming and knowledge of Pandas library is helpful, but not needed.
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