📊 Python for Data Science

Transform Data into Insights

👋 Welcome to Data Science with Python!

Python is the #1 language for data science and machine learning. With powerful libraries like NumPy, Pandas, and Scikit-learn, you can analyze data, create visualizations, and build predictive models.

If you know Python basics, you're ready to dive into data science!

🎯 Your Data Science Mastery Journey - Complete Learning Roadmap

Welcome to the most comprehensive Python Data Science learning experience available! This guide provides an exhaustive, hands-on journey through data science, designed to take you from beginner to professional-level competence. Each section is crafted with meticulous detail, featuring 50+ practical exercises, real-world projects, advanced techniques, and complete working examples.

Our approach goes beyond basic tutorials. We explore the entire data science pipeline, statistical foundations, machine learning algorithms, big data tools, and production deployment. Whether you're analyzing your first dataset or building enterprise ML systems, this guide will equip you with the expertise to excel in data science.

📚 Comprehensive Learning Structure (18+ Major Sections)

  1. Introduction & Foundation (200+ learning concepts) - Data science philosophy, career paths, industry overview
  2. Python Data Science Environment - Anaconda, Jupyter, virtual environments
  3. NumPy Fundamentals - Arrays, operations, broadcasting, performance
  4. Pandas Data Manipulation - DataFrames, Series, cleaning, transformation
  5. Data Cleaning & Preprocessing - Missing values, outliers, feature engineering
  6. Exploratory Data Analysis - Statistics, visualization, insights discovery
  7. Statistical Analysis - Hypothesis testing, distributions, inference
  8. Data Visualization - Matplotlib, Seaborn, Plotly, dashboards
  9. Machine Learning Fundamentals - Supervised, unsupervised, evaluation
  10. Scikit-learn Mastery - Algorithms, pipelines, hyperparameter tuning
  11. Deep Learning Introduction - Neural networks, TensorFlow, PyTorch
  12. Natural Language Processing - Text analysis, sentiment, transformers
  13. Computer Vision - Image processing, CNNs, object detection
  14. Time Series Analysis - Forecasting, ARIMA, Prophet
  15. Big Data Tools - Spark, Dask, cloud computing
  16. Model Deployment - Flask APIs, Docker, cloud platforms
  17. MLOps & Production - Monitoring, A/B testing, ethics
  18. Real-World Projects - Complete applications with best practices

🎯 Learning Objectives

By the end of this comprehensive guide, you will be able to:

  • ✅ Master NumPy for efficient numerical computing
  • ✅ Manipulate and analyze data with Pandas
  • ✅ Create stunning visualizations with Matplotlib & Seaborn
  • ✅ Build and evaluate machine learning models
  • ✅ Perform statistical analysis and hypothesis testing
  • ✅ Clean and preprocess real-world datasets
  • ✅ Deploy ML models to production environments
  • ✅ Work with big data using Spark and cloud tools
  • ✅ Apply data science to solve business problems
  • ✅ Build a professional portfolio of projects

📊 Learning Intensity Scale

Each major section contains extensive content including:

  • 🔸 Deep theoretical explanations with mathematical foundations
  • 🔸 100+ hands-on exercises with complete solutions
  • 🔸 Real-world case studies from industry applications
  • 🔸 Performance optimization and best practices
  • 🔸 Statistical rigor and mathematical proofs
  • 🔸 Code reviews and debugging strategies
  • 🔸 Integration with modern tools and platforms
  • 🔸 Business applications and ROI analysis

🚀 Career Advancement

Data Science Career Path:

  1. Junior Data Analyst - $50,000 - $70,000/year
  2. Data Analyst - $65,000 - $90,000/year
  3. Data Scientist - $90,000 - $130,000/year
  4. Senior Data Scientist - $120,000 - $170,000/year
  5. Principal Data Scientist - $140,000 - $200,000/year
  6. Chief Data Officer - $180,000 - $300,000+/year

*Salaries based on US averages from major tech job boards (2024)

📚 Course Navigation

  1. What is Data Science?
  2. Data Science Workflow
  3. Essential Libraries
  4. Prerequisites
  5. Installation & Setup
  6. NumPy - Numerical Computing
  7. Pandas - Data Manipulation
  8. Data Visualization
  9. Machine Learning
  10. Real-World Projects
  11. Best Practices
  12. Learning Path
  13. Learning Resources
  14. Career Opportunities
  15. Common Projects
  16. Next Steps
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Pandas

Data manipulation and analysis

  • DataFrames for tabular data
  • Data cleaning tools
  • Time series analysis

📊 Course Progress Tracker

Track your data science learning journey! Complete exercises and sections to earn points and unlock achievements.

🎯 Course Completion Goals:

  • 30 exercises - Interactive coding challenges
  • 18 sections - Comprehensive learning modules
  • 8 projects - Real-world application builds
  • 150+ code examples - Practical implementations

Total Points Available: 350+

🤔 What is Data Science?

Data Science is the field of extracting knowledge and insights from data using scientific methods, algorithms, and systems. It combines statistics, mathematics, programming, and domain expertise to solve real-world problems.

Why Python for Data Science?

🎯 Data Science Workflow

The Data Science Process

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 1. PROBLEM DEFINITION │ │ What question are we trying to answer? │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ▼ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 2. DATA COLLECTION │ │ Gather data from various sources │ │ (CSV, databases, APIs, web scraping) │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ▼ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 3. DATA CLEANING │ │ Handle missing values, remove duplicates │ │ Fix errors, standardize formats │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ▼ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 4. EXPLORATORY DATA ANALYSIS (EDA) │ │ Understand data patterns, distributions │ │ Create visualizations, find correlations │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ▼ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 5. FEATURE ENGINEERING │ │ Create new features, transform data │ │ Select relevant features │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ▼ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 6. MODEL BUILDING │ │ Choose algorithm, train model │ │ Tune hyperparameters │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ▼ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 7. MODEL EVALUATION │ │ Test accuracy, validate results │ │ Compare different models │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ▼ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 8. DEPLOYMENT & MONITORING │ │ Deploy model, monitor performance │ │ Update as needed │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

📦 Essential Libraries

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NumPy

Numerical computing with arrays

  • Fast array operations
  • Mathematical functions
  • Linear algebra
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Pandas

Data manipulation and analysis

  • DataFrames for tabular data
  • Data cleaning tools
  • Time series analysis
📊

Matplotlib

Basic plotting and visualization

  • Line, bar, scatter plots
  • Histograms, pie charts
  • Customizable figures
🎨

Seaborn

Statistical data visualization

  • Beautiful default styles
  • Statistical plots
  • Built on Matplotlib
🤖

Scikit-learn

Machine learning algorithms

  • Classification, regression
  • Clustering, dimensionality reduction
  • Model evaluation tools
📈

SciPy

Scientific computing

  • Statistical functions
  • Optimization algorithms
  • Signal processing

🚀 Installation & Setup

Install Essential Libraries

# Install core data science libraries pip install numpy pandas matplotlib seaborn scikit-learn scipy # Or install Anaconda (includes everything) # Download from: https://www.anaconda.com/download # Verify installations python -c "import numpy; print(numpy.__version__)" python -c "import pandas; print(pandas.__version__)" python -c "import sklearn; print(sklearn.__version__)"

Jupyter Notebook (Recommended)

# Install Jupyter Notebook pip install jupyter # Start Jupyter Notebook jupyter notebook # This opens a browser with interactive notebooks # Perfect for data science work!

Why Use Jupyter Notebooks?

🔢 NumPy - Numerical Computing

🤔 What is NumPy?

NumPy (Numerical Python) is like Excel on steroids for programmers! Instead of working with single numbers, NumPy lets you work with entire collections of numbers at once. Think of it as a powerful calculator that can handle thousands of calculations simultaneously.

Why do we need NumPy? Regular Python lists are slow for math operations. NumPy arrays are much faster and use less memory. It's the foundation for almost all data science and machine learning in Python.

Creating Arrays

🧱 Building Your First Arrays

Arrays are like containers that hold multiple numbers. Think of them as:

import numpy as np # 🏗️ Create arrays from regular Python lists # This is like converting a shopping list into a super-powered number container arr1d = np.array([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]) # One row of numbers arr2d = np.array([[1, 2, 3], # Two rows, three columns [4, 5, 6]]) # Like a tiny spreadsheet! print("1D Array (one row):", arr1d) print("2D Array (table):\n", arr2d) print("Shape (rows, columns):", arr2d.shape) # (2, 3) means 2 rows, 3 columns print("Total elements:", arr2d.size) # 6 numbers total print("Data type:", arr2d.dtype) # What kind of numbers are stored

🚨 Common Beginner Mistakes:

Special Arrays (Ready-Made Templates)

# 🎯 Pre-built arrays for common needs # Array filled with zeros (like an empty scorecard) zeros = np.zeros((3, 4)) # 3 rows, 4 columns, all zeros print("Zeros array:\n", zeros) # Array filled with ones (like a scorecard where everyone gets 1 point) ones = np.ones((2, 3)) # 2 rows, 3 columns, all ones print("Ones array:\n", ones) # Identity matrix (special diagonal array used in math) identity = np.eye(3) # 3x3 with 1s on diagonal, 0s elsewhere print("Identity matrix:\n", identity) # Random numbers (like rolling dice) random = np.random.rand(2, 3) # 2x3 array with random numbers between 0-1 print("Random array:\n", random)

Creating Number Sequences

# 📊 Creating sequences of numbers # Range with step size (like counting by 2s) range_arr = np.arange(0, 10, 2) # Start at 0, stop before 10, step by 2 print("Range array:", range_arr) # [0, 2, 4, 6, 8] # Evenly spaced numbers (like dividing a pizza into equal slices) linspace = np.linspace(0, 1, 5) # Start at 0, end at 1, 5 equal pieces print("Linspace array:", linspace) # [0.0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1.0] # Real-world example: Temperature readings every 2 hours hours = np.arange(0, 24, 2) # 0, 2, 4, ..., 22 hours print("Measurement times:", hours)

💡 Pro Tips for Beginners:

Array Operations

🧮 Doing Math with Arrays

NumPy makes math operations super easy! Instead of looping through each number, you can do math on entire arrays at once. This is called "vectorized operations" and it's what makes NumPy fast.

import numpy as np arr = np.array([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]) # 📱 Mathematical operations (element-wise) # This adds 10 to EACH number in the array automatically! print("Add 10 to each number:", arr + 10) # [11, 12, 13, 14, 15] print("Multiply each by 2:", arr * 2) # [2, 4, 6, 8, 10] print("Square each number:", arr ** 2) # [1, 4, 9, 16, 25] print("Square root of each:", np.sqrt(arr)) # [1., 1.41, 1.73, 2., 2.24] # 📊 Statistical operations (summary of the whole array) print("Total sum:", arr.sum()) # 15 (1+2+3+4+5) print("Average (mean):", arr.mean()) # 3.0 (15÷5) print("Standard deviation:", arr.std()) # How spread out the numbers are print("Smallest number:", arr.min()) # 1 print("Largest number:", arr.max()) # 5 # ➕ Operations between arrays arr1 = np.array([1, 2, 3]) arr2 = np.array([4, 5, 6]) print("Add corresponding elements:", arr1 + arr2) # [5, 7, 9] (1+4, 2+5, 3+6) print("Dot product (advanced math):", np.dot(arr1, arr2)) # 32 (1*4 + 2*5 + 3*6)

💡 Why This Matters:

🚨 Important Rules:

Array Indexing & Slicing

🎯 Accessing Your Data Like a Pro

Indexing is like pointing to specific items in your array. Think of it like finding a book on a shelf - you need to know the row and column!

1D Array Indexing (Like a Shopping List)

import numpy as np # Think of this as a shopping list arr = np.array([10, 20, 30, 40, 50]) # 5 items on our list # Get specific items by position (starting from 0) print("First item (position 0):", arr[0]) # 10 - like "item 1" print("Last item (position -1):", arr[-1]) # 50 - like "last item" print("Third item (position 2):", arr[2]) # 30 # Get multiple items at once (slicing) print("Items 2-4 (positions 1-3):", arr[1:4]) # [20, 30, 40] - like "items 2 through 4" print("First 3 items:", arr[:3]) # [10, 20, 30] - like "first 3 items" print("Last 2 items:", arr[-2:]) # [40, 50] - like "last 2 items"

2D Array Indexing (Like a Chess Board)

import numpy as np # Think of this as a 3x3 chess board arr2d = np.array([[1, 2, 3], # Row 0: [1, 2, 3] [4, 5, 6], # Row 1: [4, 5, 6] [7, 8, 9]]) # Row 2: [7, 8, 9] # Get specific square: [row, column] print("Top-left corner [0,0]:", arr2d[0, 0]) # 1 - row 0, column 0 print("Center square [1,1]:", arr2d[1, 1]) # 5 - row 1, column 1 print("Bottom-right [2,2]:", arr2d[2, 2]) # 9 - row 2, column 2 # Get entire rows or columns print("Entire first row [0,:]:", arr2d[0, :]) # [1, 2, 3] - row 0, all columns print("Entire second column [:,1]:", arr2d[:, 1]) # [2, 5, 8] - all rows, column 1 # Get parts of rows/columns print("First 2 items of row 1:", arr2d[1, :2]) # [4, 5] - row 1, columns 0-1 print("Rows 1-2, column 2:", arr2d[1:3, 2]) # [6, 9] - rows 1-2, column 2

Smart Filtering (Boolean Indexing)

import numpy as np # Like asking "which items meet my criteria?" arr = np.array([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]) # Create a "mask" - true/false for each item mask = arr > 3 # Which numbers are greater than 3? print("Mask (True/False):", mask) # [False, False, False, True, True] print("Values that pass test:", arr[mask]) # [4, 5] - only the True ones # Real-world example: Filter test scores scores = np.array([85, 92, 78, 96, 88]) passed = scores >= 90 # Must be 90 or higher to pass print("Who passed?", passed) # [False, True, False, True, False] print("Passing scores:", scores[passed]) # [92, 96] # Multiple conditions (like "good AND cheap") prices = np.array([10, 25, 5, 15, 8]) qualities = np.array([8, 9, 6, 7, 9]) # Quality rating 1-10 # Find items that are cheap (≤$15) AND high quality (≥8) good_deals = (prices <= 15) & (qualities >= 8) print("Good deals?", good_deals) # [True, False, False, False, True] print("Good deal prices:", prices[good_deals]) # [10, 8]

💡 Indexing Cheat Sheet:

🚨 Common Beginner Pitfalls:

🐼 Pandas - Data Manipulation

🐼 What is Pandas?

Pandas is like Excel for programmers! It gives you superpowers to work with data in tables (called DataFrames). Think of it as a Swiss Army knife for data - you can clean, filter, analyze, and transform data with just a few lines of code.

Why Pandas? Real-world data is messy. Pandas helps you handle missing values, combine datasets, and perform complex operations that would take hours in Excel. It's the #1 tool for data scientists worldwide.

📊 Key Pandas Concepts:

Creating DataFrames

🏗️ Building Your First DataFrame

DataFrames are like spreadsheets in Python. You can create them from dictionaries, CSV files, databases, or even from scratch!

import pandas as pd # 🏗️ Method 1: From a Python dictionary (easiest for beginners) # Think of this like filling out a form with multiple people data = { 'Name': ['Alice', 'Bob', 'Charlie', 'David'], # Column 1: Names 'Age': [25, 30, 35, 28], # Column 2: Ages 'City': ['New York', 'London', 'Paris', 'Tokyo'], # Column 3: Cities 'Salary': [70000, 80000, 75000, 85000] # Column 4: Salaries } # Create the DataFrame (like creating the spreadsheet) df = pd.DataFrame(data) print("Our employee DataFrame:") print(df) print("\nDataFrame shape:", df.shape) # (rows, columns) print("Column names:", list(df.columns)) # 🗂️ Method 2: Reading from files (most common in real life) # df = pd.read_csv('employees.csv') # From CSV file # df = pd.read_excel('employees.xlsx') # From Excel file # df = pd.read_json('employees.json') # From JSON file # 🗃️ Method 3: From database (for big companies) # import sqlite3 # conn = sqlite3.connect('company.db') # df = pd.read_sql_query("SELECT * FROM employees", conn)

💡 DataFrame Anatomy:

🚨 Common Beginner Mistakes:

Exploring Data

🔍 Getting to Know Your Data

Before you start analyzing, you need to understand what you're working with! This is like meeting someone new - you want to know their background, personality, and any quirks they might have.

Basic Data Inspection (First Look)

import pandas as pd # Load your data (like opening a file in Excel) df = pd.read_csv('sales_data.csv') # 👀 Quick peeks at your data print("First 5 rows (getting a feel for the data):") print(df.head()) # Like looking at the first page of a book print("\nLast 5 rows (checking the end):") print(df.tail()) # Like checking the last page print(f"\nDataset size: {df.shape}") # (rows, columns) - like counting pages and chapters print(f"Total rows: {df.shape[0]}") # Number of records print(f"Total columns: {df.shape[1]}") # Number of data types # 📋 Detailed information about each column print("\nColumn details:") print(df.info()) # Like a nutrition label - tells you what's in each column

Statistical Summary (The Big Picture)

# 📊 Get statistical overview (like a report card for your data) print("Statistical summary of numeric columns:") print(df.describe()) # Mean, min, max, etc. for all numeric columns # This tells you: # - count: How many non-empty values # - mean: Average value # - std: How spread out the values are # - min/max: Smallest and largest values # - 25%/50%/75%: Quartiles (where 25%, 50%, 75% of data falls)

Column-Level Exploration

# 🔍 Exploring individual columns # What columns do we have? print("All column names:") print(df.columns.tolist()) # List of all column names # Working with specific columns print(f"\nAverage age: {df['Age'].mean():.1f} years") print(f"Youngest person: {df['Age'].min()} years old") print(f"Oldest person: {df['Age'].max()} years old") # Exploring categorical data (text columns) print(f"\nCities in our data: {df['City'].unique()}") print("\nHow many people from each city?") print(df['City'].value_counts()) # Count of each unique value # Real-world example: Salary analysis print(" 💰 Salary Statistics:") print(f"Average salary: ${df['Salary'].mean():,.0f}") print(f"Median salary: ${df['Salary'].median():,.0f}") print(f"Highest salary: ${df['Salary'].max():,.0f}") print(f"Lowest salary: ${df['Salary'].min():,.0f}")

Checking for Missing Data (Data Quality Check)

# 🚨 Finding missing or incomplete data (very important!) print("Missing values per column:") print(df.isnull().sum()) # Count of missing values in each column print("\nAre there any missing values at all?") print(df.isna().any()) # True/False for each column print(f"\nTotal missing values in entire dataset: {df.isnull().sum().sum()}") # Percentage of missing data missing_percent = (df.isnull().sum() / len(df)) * 100 print("\nPercentage of missing data per column:") print(missing_percent.round(2).astype(str) + '%')

💡 Why This Matters:

🚨 Red Flags to Watch For:

🎯 Pro Tip: Always explore before you analyze!

Think of data exploration like a doctor examining a patient:

Data Cleaning

import pandas as pd import numpy as np df = pd.read_csv('messy_data.csv') # Handle missing values df_cleaned = df.dropna() # Remove rows with any null df_filled = df.fillna(0) # Fill nulls with 0 df_filled = df.fillna(df.mean()) # Fill with column mean # Remove duplicates df_unique = df.drop_duplicates() # Rename columns df_renamed = df.rename(columns={'old_name': 'new_name'}) # Change data types df['Age'] = df['Age'].astype(int) df['Date'] = pd.to_datetime(df['Date']) # Remove outliers (example: remove values > 3 std devs) z_scores = np.abs((df['Salary'] - df['Salary'].mean()) / df['Salary'].std()) df_no_outliers = df[z_scores < 3] # Replace values df['City'] = df['City'].replace('NYC', 'New York')

Data Manipulation

import pandas as pd df = pd.read_csv('sales_data.csv') # Filtering young_people = df[df['Age'] < 30] high_earners = df[df['Salary'] > 75000] combined = df[(df['Age'] < 30) & (df['Salary'] > 70000)] # Sorting df_sorted = df.sort_values('Salary', ascending=False) df_multi_sort = df.sort_values(['City', 'Age']) # Grouping and aggregation city_avg = df.groupby('City')['Salary'].mean() city_stats = df.groupby('City').agg({ 'Salary': ['mean', 'min', 'max'], 'Age': 'mean' }) # Adding new columns df['Salary_K'] = df['Salary'] / 1000 df['Age_Group'] = pd.cut(df['Age'], bins=[0, 30, 40, 100], labels=['Young', 'Middle', 'Senior']) # Merging DataFrames df1 = pd.DataFrame({'ID': [1, 2, 3], 'Name': ['A', 'B', 'C']}) df2 = pd.DataFrame({'ID': [1, 2, 4], 'Score': [90, 85, 95]}) merged = pd.merge(df1, df2, on='ID', how='inner')

📊 Data Visualization

Matplotlib Basics

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import numpy as np # Line plot x = np.linspace(0, 10, 100) y = np.sin(x) plt.figure(figsize=(10, 6)) plt.plot(x, y, label='sin(x)', color='blue', linewidth=2) plt.plot(x, np.cos(x), label='cos(x)', color='red', linestyle='--') plt.xlabel('X axis') plt.ylabel('Y axis') plt.title('Trigonometric Functions') plt.legend() plt.grid(True) plt.show() # Scatter plot x = np.random.rand(50) y = np.random.rand(50) colors = np.random.rand(50) sizes = 1000 * np.random.rand(50) plt.figure(figsize=(8, 6)) plt.scatter(x, y, c=colors, s=sizes, alpha=0.5, cmap='viridis') plt.colorbar() plt.title('Scatter Plot Example') plt.show() # Bar chart categories = ['A', 'B', 'C', 'D'] values = [23, 45, 56, 78] plt.figure(figsize=(8, 6)) plt.bar(categories, values, color='skyblue') plt.xlabel('Categories') plt.ylabel('Values') plt.title('Bar Chart Example') plt.show() # Histogram data = np.random.randn(1000) plt.figure(figsize=(8, 6)) plt.hist(data, bins=30, color='green', alpha=0.7, edgecolor='black') plt.xlabel('Value') plt.ylabel('Frequency') plt.title('Histogram Example') plt.show()

Seaborn Visualizations

import seaborn as sns import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import pandas as pd # Set style sns.set_style("whitegrid") # Load sample dataset tips = sns.load_dataset('tips') # Scatter plot with regression line plt.figure(figsize=(10, 6)) sns.regplot(x='total_bill', y='tip', data=tips) plt.title('Total Bill vs Tip') plt.show() # Box plot plt.figure(figsize=(10, 6)) sns.boxplot(x='day', y='total_bill', data=tips) plt.title('Total Bill by Day') plt.show() # Violin plot plt.figure(figsize=(10, 6)) sns.violinplot(x='day', y='total_bill', hue='sex', data=tips) plt.title('Total Bill Distribution by Day and Gender') plt.show() # Heatmap (correlation matrix) df = pd.read_csv('data.csv') correlation = df.corr() plt.figure(figsize=(10, 8)) sns.heatmap(correlation, annot=True, cmap='coolwarm', center=0) plt.title('Correlation Heatmap') plt.show() # Pair plot iris = sns.load_dataset('iris') sns.pairplot(iris, hue='species') plt.show()

🤖 Machine Learning with Scikit-learn

Complete ML Workflow

import pandas as pd import numpy as np from sklearn.model_selection import train_test_split from sklearn.preprocessing import StandardScaler from sklearn.linear_model import LogisticRegression from sklearn.metrics import accuracy_score, classification_report, confusion_matrix import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import seaborn as sns # 1. Load data df = pd.read_csv('data.csv') # 2. Prepare features and target X = df.drop('target', axis=1) # Features y = df['target'] # Target variable # 3. Split data (80% train, 20% test) X_train, X_test, y_train, y_test = train_test_split( X, y, test_size=0.2, random_state=42 ) print(f"Training set: {X_train.shape}") print(f"Test set: {X_test.shape}") # 4. Feature scaling scaler = StandardScaler() X_train_scaled = scaler.fit_transform(X_train) X_test_scaled = scaler.transform(X_test) # 5. Train model model = LogisticRegression(random_state=42) model.fit(X_train_scaled, y_train) # 6. Make predictions y_pred = model.predict(X_test_scaled) # 7. Evaluate model accuracy = accuracy_score(y_test, y_pred) print(f"\nAccuracy: {accuracy:.2f}") print("\nClassification Report:") print(classification_report(y_test, y_pred)) # 8. Confusion matrix cm = confusion_matrix(y_test, y_pred) plt.figure(figsize=(8, 6)) sns.heatmap(cm, annot=True, fmt='d', cmap='Blues') plt.title('Confusion Matrix') plt.ylabel('True Label') plt.xlabel('Predicted Label') plt.show()

Different ML Algorithms

from sklearn.linear_model import LinearRegression, LogisticRegression from sklearn.tree import DecisionTreeClassifier from sklearn.ensemble import RandomForestClassifier, GradientBoostingClassifier from sklearn.svm import SVC from sklearn.neighbors import KNeighborsClassifier from sklearn.naive_bayes import GaussianNB # Classification algorithms models = { 'Logistic Regression': LogisticRegression(), 'Decision Tree': DecisionTreeClassifier(), 'Random Forest': RandomForestClassifier(), 'SVM': SVC(), 'KNN': KNeighborsClassifier(), 'Naive Bayes': GaussianNB() } # Train and evaluate each model results = {} for name, model in models.items(): model.fit(X_train_scaled, y_train) y_pred = model.predict(X_test_scaled) accuracy = accuracy_score(y_test, y_pred) results[name] = accuracy print(f"{name}: {accuracy:.4f}") # Find best model best_model = max(results, key=results.get) print(f"\nBest Model: {best_model} ({results[best_model]:.4f})")

Model Evaluation Techniques

from sklearn.model_selection import cross_val_score, GridSearchCV from sklearn.metrics import mean_squared_error, r2_score, roc_auc_score, roc_curve # Cross-validation model = RandomForestClassifier() cv_scores = cross_val_score(model, X_train_scaled, y_train, cv=5) print(f"CV Scores: {cv_scores}") print(f"Mean CV Score: {cv_scores.mean():.4f} (+/- {cv_scores.std():.4f})") # Hyperparameter tuning with Grid Search param_grid = { 'n_estimators': [50, 100, 200], 'max_depth': [None, 10, 20, 30], 'min_samples_split': [2, 5, 10] } grid_search = GridSearchCV( RandomForestClassifier(), param_grid, cv=5, scoring='accuracy', n_jobs=-1 ) grid_search.fit(X_train_scaled, y_train) print(f"\nBest Parameters: {grid_search.best_params_}") print(f"Best Score: {grid_search.best_score_:.4f}") # Use best model best_model = grid_search.best_estimator_ y_pred = best_model.predict(X_test_scaled) print(f"Test Accuracy: {accuracy_score(y_test, y_pred):.4f}") # ROC Curve y_pred_proba = best_model.predict_proba(X_test_scaled)[:, 1] fpr, tpr, thresholds = roc_curve(y_test, y_pred_proba) auc = roc_auc_score(y_test, y_pred_proba) plt.figure(figsize=(8, 6)) plt.plot(fpr, tpr, label=f'ROC Curve (AUC = {auc:.2f})') plt.plot([0, 1], [0, 1], 'k--', label='Random Classifier') plt.xlabel('False Positive Rate') plt.ylabel('True Positive Rate') plt.title('ROC Curve') plt.legend() plt.show()

📈 Real-World Example: Customer Churn Prediction

import pandas as pd import numpy as np import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import seaborn as sns from sklearn.model_selection import train_test_split from sklearn.preprocessing import StandardScaler, LabelEncoder from sklearn.ensemble import RandomForestClassifier from sklearn.metrics import classification_report, confusion_matrix # 1. Load and explore data df = pd.read_csv('customer_churn.csv') print("Dataset shape:", df.shape) print("\nFirst few rows:") print(df.head()) print("\nData info:") print(df.info()) print("\nMissing values:") print(df.isnull().sum()) # 2. Data cleaning # Handle missing values df = df.dropna() # Encode categorical variables le = LabelEncoder() categorical_cols = ['gender', 'contract_type', 'payment_method'] for col in categorical_cols: df[col] = le.fit_transform(df[col]) # 3. Exploratory Data Analysis # Churn distribution plt.figure(figsize=(8, 6)) df['churn'].value_counts().plot(kind='bar') plt.title('Churn Distribution') plt.xlabel('Churn (0=No, 1=Yes)') plt.ylabel(' Count') plt.show() # Correlation heatmap plt.figure(figsize=(12, 8)) correlation = df.corr() sns.heatmap(correlation, annot=True, cmap='coolwarm', center=0) plt.title('Feature Correlation Heatmap') plt.show() # 4. Feature engineering X = df.drop('churn', axis=1) y = df['churn'] # 5. Split and scale data X_train, X_test, y_train, y_test = train_test_split( X, y, test_size=0.2, random_state=42 ) scaler = StandardScaler() X_train_scaled = scaler.fit_transform(X_train) X_test_scaled = scaler.transform(X_test) # 6. Train model model = RandomForestClassifier(n_estimators=100, random_state=42) model.fit(X_train_scaled, y_train) # 7. Evaluate y_pred = model.predict(X_test_scaled) print("\nModel Performance:") print(f"Accuracy: {accuracy_score(y_test, y_pred):.4f}") print("\nClassification Report:") print(classification_report(y_test, y_pred)) # Feature importance feature_importance = pd.DataFrame({ 'feature': X.columns, 'importance': model.feature_importances_ }).sort_values('importance', ascending=False) plt.figure(figsize=(10, 6)) sns.barplot(x='importance', y='feature', data=feature_importance.head(10)) plt.title('Top 10 Most Important Features') plt.show()

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