About the Book

This application-oriented text focuses on only what the reader needs to know to research and answer business and social science questions with Python. The authors walk the reader through each step of the python installation and analysis process, including exercises throughout so they can immediately try out the functions they have learnt.

Table of Contents:
Preface Figures and Tables in the Text Related to the GSS Data Set Figures and Tables in the Text Related to the Taxi Trips Data Set Python Modules and Packages Acknowledgments About the Authors Chapter 1 • Introduction to Python Learning Objectives Introduction Brief Introduction to Python and Programming Setting Up a Python Development Environment Executing Python Code in the IDLE Shell Window Executing Python Code in Files Package Managers Data Sets Used Throughout the Book Chapter Summary Glossary End of Chapter Exercises References Chapter 2 • Building Blocks of Programming Learning Objectives Introduction Good Programming Practice Basic Elements of Python Code Python Code Statements Errors Functions Using Modules of Python Code Chapter Summary Glossary End of Chapter Exercises References Chapter 3 • Further Foundations of Python Programming Learning Objectives Introduction Compound Data Types Lists String Objects Sequence Operations Tuples Dictionaries Example Using Tuples and Dictionaries Chapter Summary Glossary End of Chapter Exercises References Chapter 4 • Control Logic and Loops Learning Objectives Introduction Conditions Conditional Logic Loops Error Handling Chapter Summary Glossary End of Chapter Exercises References Chapter 5 • Reading and Writing to Files Using Python Learning Objectives Introduction Data Input/Output: Using files CSV Files Exporting Our Results Working With Database Files Developing an Interactive Application Using a Database Chapter Summary Glossary End of Chapter Exercises Discussion Questions References Chapter 6 • Preparing and Working With Data Using Pandas Learning Objectives Introduction NumPy Pandas Data Structures Creating Dummy Variables Chapter Summary Glossary Discussion Questions End of Chapter Exercises References Chapter 7 • Obtaining Data From the Web Using Python Learning Objectives Introduction HTML: The Language of the Web Using Python to Read From HTML Files Obtaining GSS Data From the Web: A More Complicated Process Ethical Issues: Inappropriate Use of Web Resources Beautiful Soup JSON: Obtaining Well-Structured Data REST API Queries: A Standardized Way to Access Well-Structured Data Chapter Summary Glossary Discussion Questions End of Chapter Exercises References Chapter 8 • Statistical Calculations Using Python Learning Objectives Introduction Ethical Issues: Considerations When Working With Statistics and Building Models Basic Statistics Using Statistical Modules Pandas Features SciPy Stats Module Statsmodels Module for Multiple Regression Statsmodels Module for Logistic Regression Chapter Summary Glossary End of Chapter Exercises References Chapter 9 • Data Visualization Using Python Learning Objectives Introduction Data Visualization Matplotlib: A Python Library to Visualize Your Data Customizing Matplotlib Plots Creating 3D Plots Using Seaborn Package for Statistical Data Visualization Chapter Summary Glossary End of Chapter Exercises References Chapter 10 • Machine Learning and Text Mining Learning Objectives Introduction Machine Learning Supervised Learning Unsupervised Learning Using Python for Text Mining Chapter Summary Glossary End of Chapter Exercises References Chapter 11 • Developing Graphical User Interfaces With tkinter Learning Objectives Introduction tkinter Background tkinter Widgets tkinter Layout Manager Examples Placing Different Widgets Writing Python Code to Work With tkinter Widgets Example Program Using Three tkinter Windows GUI-Based Database Application Chapter Summary Glossary End of Chapter Exercises References Appendix A • Links to Other Resources Appendix B • Debugging Using IDLE Debug Mode Appendix C • Timing Code Execution Appendix D • Solutions to Stop, Code, and Understand! Exercises