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Python Data Analysis - Fourth Edition
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NumPy arrays are the most widely used single or multidimensional array object for scientific and engineering applications. Before starting to work on arrays, we need to install NumPy on a personal computer using the pip or brew command.
# using pip command
pip install numpy
# using brew on mac operating system
brew install numpy
If you are using the Jupyter Notebook, then there is no need to install it because it is already installed in the Jupyter Notebook. My recommendation is to use the Jupyter Notebook IDE because it is easy to execute and experiment with data.
In Chapter 1, we have already discussed the installation of Anaconda, which is a complete software suite for data analysis and machine learning operations. NumPy arrays are a sequence of homogenous elements. Homogeneous means the array should have all the elements of the same data types such as int, float, double, etc. There are multiple ways to create an array using NumPy . Let’...