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Python for Data Analysis

Build practical data analysis skills with Python, pandas, NumPy, visualization, and real-world workflows

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Quick Course Facts
18
Self-paced, Online, Lessons
18
Videos and/or Narrated Presentations
6.3
Approximate Hours of Course Media
About the Python for Data Analysis Course

Python for Data Analysis is a practical Data Science course designed to help you move from raw datasets to clear, useful insights. You will build practical data analysis skills with Python, pandas, NumPy, visualization, and real-world workflows while learning how analysts structure, clean, explore, and communicate data-driven findings.

Build Practical Data Science Skills With Python For Data Analysis

  • Set up a professional Python data analysis workspace using Jupyter Notebooks and essential tools.
  • Learn Python core skills for working with variables, collections, functions, and reusable analysis logic.
  • Use NumPy and pandas to load, clean, transform, combine, and summarize real-world datasets.
  • Create visualizations and reports that communicate patterns, trends, and practical insights clearly.

This course teaches the core Python for Data Analysis workflow used in modern Data Science projects.

You will begin by setting up your Python workspace and learning the essentials needed to work confidently with data. The course introduces Jupyter Notebooks as a practical environment for analysis, experimentation, documentation, and repeatable workflows.

As you progress, you will develop the Python foundations that support effective analysis, including data types, variables, collections, control flow, functions, and reusable logic. You will then use NumPy to understand arrays and vectorized thinking, giving you a stronger base for efficient numerical analysis.

The course places strong emphasis on pandas, including loading data into DataFrames, inspecting datasets, selecting and filtering rows, sorting values, cleaning missing or duplicate data, transforming columns, and creating derived features. You will also practice grouping, aggregating, joining, concatenating, working with dates and times, and handling basic text data cleaning.

By the end, you will apply exploratory data analysis techniques to find patterns, create charts with Matplotlib and Seaborn, and communicate findings through tables, visuals, and concise narratives. After completing this Data Science course, you will be able to approach messy datasets with a structured workflow and turn them into practical insights using Python for Data Analysis.

Course Lessons

Full lesson breakdown

Lessons are organized by topic area and each includes descriptive copy for search visibility and student clarity.

Foundations

3 lessons

In this lesson, learners set up a reliable Python workspace for data analysis using a local installation, virtual environments, Jupyter notebooks, and essential packages such as pandas, NumPy, Matplot…

Lesson 2: Python Essentials for Working With Data

22 min
This lesson gives learners the Python foundation they need before moving into NumPy, pandas, and visualization. It focuses on the parts of Python that show up constantly in data work: variables, core …

Lesson 3: Using Jupyter Notebooks for Analysis

17 min
This lesson introduces Jupyter Notebooks as a practical workspace for data analysis in Python. Learners will understand how notebooks combine executable code, results, notes, tables, and charts in one…

Python Core Skills

2 lessons

Lesson 4: Understanding Data Types, Variables, and Collections

20 min
In this lesson, students learn the core Python building blocks used in every data analysis workflow: variables, basic data types, and collections. The focus is practical: how Python stores values, how…

Lesson 5: Control Flow, Functions, and Reusable Analysis Logic

21 min
In this lesson, students learn how to turn basic Python statements into reusable analysis logic. The focus is on practical control flow, loops, and functions that help clean data, classify records, ca…

Numerical Analysis

1 lesson

Lesson 6: Introduction to NumPy Arrays and Vectorized Thinking

20 min
This lesson introduces NumPy arrays as the foundation for fast numerical analysis in Python. Students learn how arrays differ from regular Python lists, why homogeneous data and fixed dimensions matte…

pandas Fundamentals

2 lessons

Lesson 7: Loading Data With pandas DataFrames

18 min
In this lesson, students learn how to load tabular data into pandas DataFrames from common file formats, with a focus on CSV files. The lesson explains how a DataFrame represents rows and columns, how…

Lesson 8: Inspecting, Selecting, Filtering, and Sorting Data

22 min
In this lesson, students learn the core pandas operations used immediately after loading a dataset: inspecting structure, selecting columns and rows, filtering records with Boolean logic, and sorting …

Data Cleaning

2 lessons

Lesson 9: Cleaning Missing, Duplicate, and Inconsistent Data

24 min
In this lesson, learners clean the most common data quality problems that appear after loading a dataset into pandas: missing values, duplicate records, inconsistent labels, messy text, and invalid va…

Lesson 10: Transforming Columns and Creating Derived Features

21 min
In this lesson, you will learn how to transform existing columns and create derived features that make a dataset easier to analyze. The focus is on practical pandas workflows: cleaning text, convertin…

Analysis Techniques

4 lessons

Lesson 11: Grouping, Aggregating, and Summarizing Data

23 min
In this lesson, Professor Amit Kumar teaches how to summarize datasets with pandas grouping and aggregation workflows. You will learn how to use groupby to split data into meaningful categories, calcu…

Lesson 12: Combining Datasets With Joins and Concatenation

22 min
In this lesson, Professor Amit Kumar teaches how to combine datasets in pandas using joins, merges, and concatenation . Learners will practice choosing the right strategy when data is split across mul…

Lesson 13: Working With Dates, Times, and Time-Based Trends

20 min
This lesson teaches students how to work with dates and times in Python data analysis workflows, especially with pandas. Students learn how to parse date columns, extract useful time components, set a…

Lesson 14: Text Data Cleaning and Basic String Analysis

19 min
Text columns are often the messiest part of a dataset: inconsistent casing, extra spaces, mixed punctuation, placeholder values, and embedded categories can all distort analysis. This lesson shows how…

Exploration and Insight

1 lesson

Lesson 15: Exploratory Data Analysis and Pattern Finding

24 min
In this lesson, you will learn a practical exploratory data analysis workflow for finding useful patterns in a dataset before building models or writing conclusions. The focus is on asking better ques…

Visualization

1 lesson

Lesson 16: Data Visualization With Matplotlib and Seaborn

23 min
This lesson teaches practical data visualization with Matplotlib and Seaborn in the context of Python data analysis. Students learn how to choose appropriate chart types, build clear plots from pandas…

Reporting

1 lesson

Lesson 17: Communicating Findings With Tables, Charts, and Narratives

18 min
In this lesson, students learn how to turn an analysis into a clear report that helps an audience understand what happened, why it matters, and what action to consider. The focus is not on creating mo…

Applied Project

1 lesson

Lesson 18: Capstone Analysis: From Raw Data to Practical Insights

25 min
In this capstone lesson, learners bring together the core data analysis workflow: defining an analysis question, inspecting raw data, cleaning and transforming it, exploring patterns, visualizing resu…
About Your Instructor
Professor Amit Kumar

Professor Amit Kumar

Professor Amit Kumar guides this AI-built Virversity course with a clear, practical teaching style.