Python Data Mining Quick Start Guide

Dataminingisanecessaryandpredictableresponsetothedawnoftheinformationage.Itistypicallydefinedasthepatternand/ortrenddiscoveryphaseinthedataminingpipeline,andPythonisapopulartoolforperformingthesetasksasitoffersawidevarietyoftoolsfordatamining.ThisbookwillserveasaquickintroductiontotheconceptofdataminingandputtingittopracticalusewiththehelpofpopularPythonpackagesandlibraries.Youwillgetahands-ondemonstrationofworkingwithdifferentreal-worlddatasetsandextractingusefulinsightsfromthemusingpopularPythonlibrariessuchasNumPy,pandas,scikit-learn,andmatplotlib.Youwillthenlearnthedifferentstagesofdataminingsuchasdataloading,cleaning,analysis,andvisualization.Youwillalsogetafullconceptualdescriptionofpopulardatatransformation,clustering,andclassificationtechniques.Bytheendofthisbook,youwillbeabletobuildanefficientdataminingpipelineusingPythonwithoutanyhassle.