An introduction to data analysis with Pandas

This month we'll be learning following an introduction to data analysis with Pandas.

Pandas is a powerful and easy to use data analysis and manipulation tool, which is built on top of the Python programming language. It is one of the most common tools of data journalists in newsrooms everywhere, as well as the gateway to more advanced tools.

In this session we'll be following a tutorial that covers the essentials of data analysis: reading data in, cleaning it up, filtering it down, sorting it, and summarising it.

All of our events are suitable for beginners, and no programming experience is required. Bring a laptop along as this a practical, hands-on workshop. Please also sign up for a Dropbox account if you don't already have one so you can edit the shared doc we'll be using during the event. You will also need to sign up for a Kaggle account.

Schedule
7:00 🚪 Doors open
7:30 🗣 Show and tell
7:40 💻 Tutorial
9:00 🍺 Drinks at the George

If you can't make the main event, you're also welcome to just join us in the pub from 9!

What is Journocoders? We are a community and monthly meetup for journalists and other people in the media who want to learn technical skills for use in their reporting -- and meet likeminded others.

Our events do often fill up, but if it's full please do join the waitlist as spaces do typically become available. And if you find you can no longer make it, please update your RSVP so someone else can take your spot.