Python Essential Skills
Date:
25/03/2019
Organised by:
Cathie Marsh Institute - University of Manchester
Presenter:
Dr Peter Smyth
Level:
Entry (no or almost no prior knowledge)
Contact:
Grace Bishop
Description:
Outline
This ‘Essential Skills in Python’ half day workshop (1 - 4pm) is for any researcher who has data they want to analyse using the Python programming language. No prior computational experience is required. This hands-on workshop provides an introduction to the Jupyter Python programming environment and demonstrates the use of the Python language for performing basic data analysis.
Course objectives
On completion of this workshop, the participants will be able to;
- Install Python and the Jupyter environment on their own machine
- Be familiar with the Jupyter Notebook environment
- Understand Python variables, data types, objects and simple programming constructs
- Understand how to get help and make use of 3rd party Python libraries like pandas
- Read csv based files into pandas dataframes
- Manipulate data within pandas dataframes
- Perform simple visualisations of data.
Cost:
£60
Website and registration:
https://www.cmist.manchester.ac.uk/study/short/list/
Region:
North West
Keywords:
Quantitative Data Handling and Data Analysis, ICT and Software, Research Skills, Communication and Dissemination
Related publications and presentations:
Quantitative Data Handling and Data Analysis
ICT and Software
Research Skills, Communication and Dissemination