📅 2023-03-31 — Session: Enhanced Data Processing and Visualization Techniques

🕒 18:35–18:55
🏷️ Labels: Pandas, Matplotlib, Data Visualization, Data Cleaning, Geopandas
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM

Session Goal: The session aimed to enhance data processing and visualization capabilities using Python libraries such as Pandas and Matplotlib.

Key Activities:

  • Replaced commas and converted data types in DataFrame columns using Pandas.
  • Converted DataFrame sums to billions and formatted them to one decimal place.
  • Created histograms for multiple DataFrames using Matplotlib, including normalization of bins.
  • Developed a unified function to compare DataFrames, handling NaN values and providing a lower triangular matrix of common IDs.
  • Analyzed project ID overlaps and date distributions across datasets.
  • Loaded GeoJSON files into GeoDataFrames using GeoPandas for geospatial analysis.

Achievements:

  • Successfully implemented data cleaning and conversion techniques in Pandas.
  • Enhanced data visualization methods with Matplotlib for better insights.
  • Improved DataFrame comparison functions to handle NaN values effectively.
  • Gained insights into project ID overlaps and date distributions through data analysis.

Pending Tasks:

  • Further explore advanced data visualization techniques for geospatial data.
  • Investigate additional methods for handling missing data in DataFrame comparisons.