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\chapter{Analysing}
\label{chapter:analysing}
\section{Accessing data in a dataframe}
\begin{pycode}
import pandas as pd
data = {"pet":['dog','cat','cat','dog','dog','dog'],
"colour":["black","brown","black","brown","black","brown"],
"count":[3,1,4,2,1,2]}
df = pd.DataFrame(data)
df
\end{pycode}
\begin{tabular}{l l l l}
& pet & colour & count \\
\hline
0 & dog & black & 3 \\
1 & cat & brown & 1 \\
2 & cat & black & 4 \\
3 & dog & brown & 2 \\
4 & dog & black & 1 \\
5 & dog & brown & 2 \\
\end{tabular}
Get the number of data rows in the dataframe:
\begin{pycode}
df.index.size
# displays: 6
\end{pycode}
Get the number of data rows and columns (not including the index) as a tuple:
\begin{pycode}
df.shape
# displays: (6,3)
\end{pycode}
Get the columns of a dataframe:
\begin{pycode}
df.columns
\end{pycode}
Get the index of a dataframe:
\begin{pycode}
df.index
\end{pycode}
Get a column of a dataframe as a \textit{Series}:
\begin{pycode}
df['pet']
\end{pycode}
Get a row of a dataframe by its index:
\begin{pycode}
df.loc[3]
# or if the index is a unique string or date
df.loc['unique_id']
\end{pycode}
Get a single value from a dataframe by its row, column label:
\begin{pycode}
df.at[3,'pet']
# displays: 'dog'
\end{pycode}
\subsection{Filtering by value}
String value contains:
\begin{pycode}
df[df['pet'].str.contains('dog')]
# returns just rows where Pet column includes Dog
\end{pycode}
Multiple filters (note the or \code{|} operator joining each truth condition):
\begin{pycode}
df[df['pet'].str.contains('dog') | df['pet'].str.contains('cat')]
# returns all rows where Pet column includes Dog OR Cat
\end{pycode}
Numerical comparisons that result in a boolean value:
\begin{pycode}
df[df['count']<=2]
# returns all rows where Count column is less than or equal to 2
\end{pycode}
\section{Quantitative data}
\subsection{Descriptive Statistics}
Obtain summary descriptive statistics for a dataframe. This returns a dataframe with only columns that have quantitative data, and the rows \code{count, mean, std, min, 25\%, 50\%, 75\%, max}:
\begin{pycode}
df.describe()
\end{pycode}
Access a statistical value of describe for a selected column:
\begin{pycode}
df['selected_column'].describe()['mean'] # displays the value of the mean for selected_column
\end{pycode}
\subsection{Correlation}
Create a corrlation matrix between selected quantitative columns:
\begin{pycode}
df['col1','col2','col3'].corr()
# displays a 3x3 matrix with index matching column headings
# containing correlation values
\end{pycode}
\section{Counting categorical data}
Count the number of `dog' and `cat' entries in the `pet' column:
\begin{pycode}
result = df.groupby(['pet']).size()
print(result)
\end{pycode}
\begin{verbatim}
pet
cat 2
dog 4
dtype: int64
\end{verbatim}
Get a total number of dogs and cats by using \code{sum()} on the `count' column:
\begin{pycode}
result = df.groupby(['pet'])['count'].sum()
print(result)
\end{pycode}
\begin{verbatim}
pet
cat 5
dog 8
Name: count, dtype: int64
\end{verbatim}
\newpage
Get totals based on categories and subcategories:
\begin{pycode}
result = df.groupby(['pet','colour']).sum()
print(result)
\end{pycode}
\begin{verbatim}
pet colour count
cat black 4
brown 1
dog black 4
brown 4
\end{verbatim}
Get a total number of coloured pets and format them as a dataframe:
\begin{pycode}
new_df = df.groupby(['colour'])['count'].sum().reset_index(name="count")
new_df
\end{pycode}
\begin{tabular}{l l l}
& colour & count \\
\hline
0 & black & 8 \\
1 & brown & 5 \\
\end{tabular}
\section{Accessing data within a dicts and lists}
When semi-structured data saved in \code{JSON} format is read into a Python, a combination of \code{dict} and \code{list} types is used to store the data. When analysing data in this format, it is necessary to \textit{traverse} the structure to access nested data. This involves a combination of (1) accessing values via their keys, and (2) iterating over lists.
\subsection{Accessing values via their keys}
It is common for json data to be nested. For example, in the data below, the person's birth year is found in a dict with a key `dates' inside another dict with a key `details' which is inside another dict.
\begin{verbatim}
{
"person_id": 1,
"name": "Charles Peirce",
"details": {
"occupation":"Philosopher",
"dates": {
"born": 1839
"died": 1914
}
}
}
\end{verbatim}
Data in a dict is accessed via its \code{key}. If the data above was loaded into a variable called \code{peirce}, the \code{person_id} value could be retrieved as follows:
\begin{pycode}
# A dict variable called peirce for the peirce record
peirce = {
"person_id": 1,
"name": "Charles Peirce",
"details": {
"occupation":"Philosopher",
"dates": {
"born": 1839
"died": 1914
}
}
}
# Get the person_id for peirce record
peirce_id = peirce['person_id']
# Get the name for the peirce record
\end{pycode}
To access data deeper in the structure, the keys can be chained\dots
\begin{pycode}
# Chain keys to get nested data
peirce_occupation = peirce['details']['occupation']
# Go as deep as the structure allows
peirce_born = peirce['details']['dates']['born']
\end{pycode}
Dicts can be very large, and often difficult to read. It can be helpful to identify what the keys are at various levels of the dict. This can be done using the \code{keys()} function.
\begin{pycode}
print(peirce.keys())
# displays: ['person_id','name','details']
\end{pycode}
\subsection{Iterating over a list}
When the data includes a \code{list}, it may be necessary to \textit{iterate} over the list to access individual values. This is done using a \code{for in} loop.
\begin{pycode}
# A list of pragmatic philosophers
pragmatists = ["Charles Sanders Peirce","William James","John Dewey"]
for philosopher in pragmatists:
print("Pragmatist:",philosopher)
# displays:
# Pragmatist: Charles Sanders Peirce
# Pragmatist: William James
# Pragmatist: John Dewey
\end{pycode}
When iterating over a loop, it is also possible to get the index of the item in the list. This is done by using the \code{enumerate function}.
\begin{pycode}
# A list of pragmatic philosophers
pragmatists = ["Charles Sanders Peirce","William James","John Dewey"]
for idx,philosopher in enumerate(pragmatists):
print(f"Pragmatist {idx}:",philosopher)
# displays:
# Pragmatist 0: Charles Sanders Peirce
# Pragmatist 1: William James
# Pragmatist 2: John Dewey
\end{pycode}
\subsection{Accessing values of a list}
To access a specific value of a list, the \code{index} (position) of that value in the list can be used. Note that indexes in Python start with \code{0}.
\begin{pycode}
pragmatists = ["Charles Sanders Peirce","William James","John Dewey"]
# Get james via index
james = pragmatists[1]
print(james) #displays: William James
\end{pycode}
\subsection{Combining dicts and lists}
Often, a combination of techniques will need to be used to access data:
\begin{pycode}
#A list of dicts:
pragmatists = [{"name":"Charles"},{"name":"William"},{"name":"John"}]
#Iterate over the list and get value via key
for person in pragmatists:
person_name = person['name']
print(person_name)
# Displays:
# Charles
# William
# John
\end{pycode}
\begin{pycode}
# A dict with lists
philosophers = {
"pragmatism":["Peirce","James","Dewey"],
"idealism":["Plato","Kant","Hegel"]
}
# iterate over idealists
for idealist in philosophers['idealism']:
print(idealist)
# displays
# Plato
# Kant
# Hegel
\end{pycode}
\begin{pycode}
# iterate over the whole structure
for school in philosophers.keys():
print("Philosophical School:": school)
names = philosophers[school]
for name in names:
print("> Philosopher:",name)
# Displays:
# Philosophical School: pragmatism
# > Philosopher: Peirce
# > Philosopher: James
# > Philosopher: Dewey
# Philosophical School: idealism
# > Philosopher: Plato
# > Philosopher: Kant
# > Philosopher: Hegel
\end{pycode}
\section{Additional exemplars}
\subsection{Modifying values}
Round a float to a given level of precision:
\begin{pycode}
pi = 3.1415926
round(pi,2) # displays 3.14
\end{pycode}
\subsection{Sets}
Sets are like lists, but they are unordered and only have 1 of each item.
To add an item:
\begin{pycode}
set1 = {1,2}
set1.add(3)
set1 #displays: {1,2,3}
\end{pycode}
To remove an item:
\begin{pycode}
set2 = {3,4,5,6}
set2.remove(6)
set2 # displays: {3,4,5}
\end{pycode}
The union of 2 sets:
\begin{pycode}
set1.union(set2) #displays {1,2,3,4,5}
\end{pycode}
The intersection of 2 sets:
\begin{pycode}
set1.intersection(set2) # displays: {3}
\end{pycode}
The difference between sets:
\begin{pycode}
set2 - set1 #displays: {4,5}
\end{pycode}