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NumPy & Pandas: Analyze & Manage Retail Data

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NumPy & Pandas: Analyze & Manage Retail Data

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
9 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Manipulate arrays, linear algebra, and gradient descent in NumPy.

  • Clean, transform, and analyze retail datasets with Pandas.

  • Build pivot tables, groupby reports, and export business insights.

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Assessments

12 assignments

Taught in English

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This course is part of the Data Analysis with NumPy and Pandas Specialization
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  • Develop job-relevant skills with hands-on projects
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There are 3 modules in this course

By the end of this course, learners will be able to manipulate NumPy arrays, implement gradient descent, clean and transform retail datasets using Pandas, create pivot tables and groupby aggregations, manage string and datetime data, and export results for business reporting. This hands-on case study–driven program begins with NumPy foundations to establish strong numerical computing skills, then transitions into Pandas for retail data management and analysis.

Learners will benefit by building both technical depth (NumPy optimization, array operations, linear algebra) and business-ready skills (retail dataset cleaning, transformation, and advanced Pandas analytics). Unlike generic tutorials, this course integrates practical projects with real-world datasets, ensuring students practice problem-solving with tools they will use in professional environments. What makes this course unique is its two-in-one structure: learners first gain confidence in numerical computing with NumPy, then seamlessly apply those skills to business data analysis in Pandas. This progression creates a complete, industry-relevant learning pathway for aspiring data analysts, business intelligence professionals, and Python enthusiasts.

This module introduces learners to the foundations of NumPy, the core numerical computing library in Python. Students will explore array operations, slicing, broadcasting, linear algebra concepts, and optimization techniques such as gradient descent. By the end, they will be able to manipulate arrays effectively and apply numerical methods to analytical problems.

What's included

10 videos4 assignments

10 videosβ€’Total 92 minutes
  • Introduction to Courseβ€’9 minutes
  • File Handlingβ€’9 minutes
  • Slicing and Broadcastingβ€’6 minutes
  • Splittingβ€’8 minutes
  • Stackingβ€’6 minutes
  • Sortingβ€’10 minutes
  • Gradient Descentβ€’12 minutes
  • Gradient Descent Continueβ€’9 minutes
  • Linear Algebraβ€’10 minutes
  • Project Overview & Objectivesβ€’12 minutes
4 assignmentsβ€’Total 60 minutes
  • Graded - NumPy Foundations for Data Analysisβ€’30 minutes
  • Getting Started with NumPy β€’10 minutes
  • Array Manipulations in NumPy β€’10 minutes
  • Numerical Methods with NumPyβ€’10 minutes

This module focuses on learning Pandas fundamentals using a retail dataset. Learners will gain skills in importing, cleaning, transforming, sorting, and combining data. Through practical exercises, they will acquire the ability to manage and prepare datasets for business insights.

What's included

9 videos4 assignments

9 videosβ€’Total 81 minutes
  • Importing Retail Data (CSV/Excel) into Pandasβ€’9 minutes
  • Data Cleaning & Column Renamingβ€’6 minutes
  • Handling Missing Values in Retail Datasetβ€’8 minutes
  • Filtering & Querying Records with loc and ilocβ€’6 minutes
  • Data Types & Conversion with astypeβ€’10 minutes
  • Deduplication and Removing Redundant Rowsβ€’12 minutes
  • Sorting & Ranking Sales Dataβ€’9 minutes
  • Merging & Joining Multiple DataFramesβ€’10 minutes
  • Concatenation & Appending Retail Dataβ€’11 minutes
4 assignmentsβ€’Total 60 minutes
  • Graded - Pandas Essentials for Retail Dataβ€’30 minutes
  • Importing and Cleaning Retail Data β€’10 minutes
  • Data Selection and Transformationβ€’10 minutes
  • Sorting and Combining Dataβ€’10 minutes

This module advances learners into powerful Pandas features such as groupby aggregations, pivot tables, string manipulation, datetime handling, encoding, and reshaping. Students will master advanced techniques to derive actionable insights from retail datasets and prepare results for reporting.

What's included

9 videos4 assignments

9 videosβ€’Total 101 minutes
  • GroupBy Aggregations for Sales Analysisβ€’11 minutes
  • Pivot Tables & Crosstabs in Pandasβ€’6 minutes
  • Apply & Lambda Transformationsβ€’8 minutes
  • String Operations & Regex Cleaningβ€’9 minutes
  • Datetime Parsing & Indexing Transactionsβ€’4 minutes
  • Resampling & Rolling Window Functionsβ€’7 minutes
  • Categoricals & One-Hot Encodingβ€’28 minutes
  • MultiIndex & Reshaping Retail Dataβ€’14 minutes
  • Exporting Results & Final Project Wrap-Upβ€’15 minutes
4 assignmentsβ€’Total 60 minutes
  • Graded - Advanced Pandas for Business Insightsβ€’30 minutes
  • Aggregations and Pivoting β€’10 minutes
  • Working with Text and Time Data β€’10 minutes
  • Encoding, Reshaping, and Finalizing β€’10 minutes

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