Getting Started with Data Analysis in Python

Introduction

Data analysis is the process of inspecting, cleaning, transforming, and modeling data to discover useful information and support decision-making.

Setting Up Your Environment

# Install required packages
pip install pandas numpy matplotlib seaborn

# Import packages
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import seaborn as sns

# Load data from CSV
df = pd.read_csv('data.csv')

# View first few rows
print(df.head())

# Get summary statistics
print(df.describe())