Data manipulation and visualization session

  • Day: 2023-10-24
  • Time: 00:20 to 02:50
  • Project: Dev
  • Workspace: WP 2: Operational
  • Status: In Progress
  • Priority: MEDIUM
  • Assignee: Matías Nehuen Iglesias
  • Tags: Data Manipulation, Visualization, Python, Pandas, Matplotlib

Description

Session Goal: The session aimed to manipulate and visualize economic time series data using Python, focusing on data alignment, filtering, and enhancing plot aesthetics.

Key Activities:

  • Analyzed the correlation between international reserves of BCRA and national law public securities, noting a negative correlation.
  • Provided instructions and code snippets for selecting specific columns from DataFrames using serie_id values.
  • Defined and implemented the find_equivalent_series function to facilitate data selection.
  • Addressed missing DataFrames (data_m, consultas, serie) necessary for analysis, offering options for data upload or sample generation.
  • Guided on filtering MultiIndex DataFrame columns and enhancing plots using Matplotlib and Seaborn.
  • Troubleshot issues with undefined variables, MultiIndex column renaming, and discrepancies in column names.
  • Generated plots for financial variables using Matplotlib and Seaborn.
  • Aligned time series data with different units by resampling and applying proportionality factors.

Achievements:

  • Successfully defined and utilized the find_equivalent_series function.
  • Enhanced plot aesthetics and clarity using Matplotlib and Seaborn.
  • Resolved issues related to undefined variables and column renaming in DataFrames.

Pending Tasks:

  • Further analysis of the correlation between BCRA reserves and public securities.
  • Complete the upload or generation of missing DataFrames for full analysis.

Evidence

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